Cloche
The simplicity of the effect of this classic 1920s hat style belies the details of its construction. Made from high-quality straw and most likely hand-woven, the hat was blocked on a complex asymmetrical curved hat form. The shape is evocative of a squared off helmet form but maintains a light quality through sheerness of the weave and playful floral appliqués.
Artwork Details
- Title: Cloche
- Department Store: Grace M. Cunningham
- Date: 1929
- Culture: American
- Medium: straw, wool
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Albert Ogden in memory of Sheldon Stewart, 1964
- Object Number: 2009.300.2040
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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