Hat

Henri Bendel

ca. 1960 · silk, metal · Costume Institute

The silk roses and leaves that make up the structure of this hat are exquisitely made. Flowers have long been a mainstay of hat decoration, culminating in the late 1950s and early 1960s when the entire surface was often covered in artificial flowers.

Artist

Henri Bendel

Date

ca. 1960

Medium

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. Morehead Patterson, 1972