Headdress

Unknown

ca. 1900 · metal, silk, cotton, glass, pearl · Costume Institute

All sides of this regal headdress are equally ornamented, creating an overall dazzling effect. The abundance of gold embroidery and stones add to the grandeur and importance of this Bavarian headdress. The style is known as a "queen's crown" in the town of Buchloe, located in the Schwaben region of Bavaria, Germany.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1900

Medium

metal, silk, cotton, glass, pearl

Culture

German (Bavarian)

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Brooklyn Museum Collection, 1924