Hat

Theis Importers

ca. 1908 · straw, silk · Costume Institute

The early 20th century was the heyday of millinery design, characterized by large and robustly trimmed hats. The massive size and voluptuousness of design of this hat, with its intertwining of straw, raffia and ribbon as well as profusion of flowers, epitomize the period. Materials of appropriate texture and bulk were carefully chosen to balance the scale in volume, contour, and detail.

Artist

Theis Importers

Date

ca. 1908

Medium

straw, silk

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mary Elizabeth Simpson, 1942