Hat

Unknown

1872 · straw, silk, metal · Costume Institute

This is a jaunty summer hat would have been worn for walking and casual activities. The small size is a counterpoint to the burgeoning voluminous skirts and bustles of the 1870s

Artist

Unknown

Date

1872

Medium

straw, silk, metal

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 Mrs. John D. Newton, 1945