Cloche

Unknown

1920 · straw, silk, feathers · Costume Institute

The overall shape of this hat illustrates the transition of the style from the nineteen-teens to the twenties. The early cloche of 1917, introduced by Lucie Hamar, had a high crown with flat top and wide brim, while the cloche of the 1920s was characterized by a round close-fitting crown that may or may not have included a small brim.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1920

Medium

straw, silk, feathers

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. Cuyler T. Rawlins, 1959