Ribbon

Unknown

1870–90 · silk · Costume Institute

Amelia Beard Hollenback (1877-1969) was the daughter of prominent financier and philanthropist John Welles Hollenback. This collection of high quality ribbons may have been belonged Amelia Hollenback or any of her seven sisters. Worn as a bold accent sash, a ribbon would have affected the look of the entire ensemble.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1870–90

Medium

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 Amelia Beard Hollenback, 1966