Military accessory

Unknown

1830–60 · metal · Costume Institute

Military officers began wearing hat plates of this type at the beginning of the 19th century. The lions depicted on the plate are highly refined; differentiating male and female creatures is integral to iconography and symbolism. This particular emblem is from the collection of Archduke Leopold of Austria.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1830–60

Medium

metal

Culture

Austrian

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 1927