Evening bonnet

Unknown

ca. 1880 · silk, birds, feathers, jet · Costume Institute

This evening hat features a dramatic use and placement of whole birds. Rather than being integrated into the shape of the hat, the birds, combined with the vertical point d'esprit are used to create a dramatic sense of upward movement and height.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1880

Medium

silk, birds, feathers, jet

Culture

probably French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Frederick H. Prince, Jr., 1967