Cloche

Unknown

ca. 1925 · wool, silk · Costume Institute

The shape of this cloche reflects the increasing height of the crown as the decade progressed. There was little variation in the shape from 1920 to 1927, so emphasis was placed on trimming details, pleating or other decorative techniques. In this case, the interest is in the woven pattern. The geometric motif may have been influenced by traditional cultures or by Cubist artists of the period.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1925

Medium

wool, 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 Mrs. Richard Koopman and Mrs. Bernard Schiro, 1972