Hat

ca. 1910

Not on view

With the slimming of the fashionable silhouette in of the second half of the 1900s, hats responded in counterpoint by becoming increasingly larger. The size and form of this hat is impressive, with its wide swath of brim accented with the popular ostrich plumes and its extraordinarily large crown, made to accommodate the large hairstyles of the period.

Artwork Details

Overview

Title: Hat
Date: ca. 1910
Culture: American
Medium: silk, feathers, wool
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Alice G. Fell, 1960
Object Number: 2009.300.1527
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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