Evening bonnet

Healy

ca. 1892 · straw, silk, metal · Costume Institute

This quintessential form of the 1890s achieves the milliner's goal of artful decoration and refined taste. Feathers and stiffened bows were a popular choice to add to the height of a bonnet. The treatment of straw as ribbon makes an interesting statement, adding a level of integrity as well as femininity.

Artist

Healy

Date

ca. 1892

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. Robert S. Kilborne, 1958