Bonnet
This quintessential bonnet of the early 1880s belonged to Amelia Beard Hollenback (1881-1917), wife of prominent financier and philanthropist John Welles Hollenback (1834-1923). Made by the Brooklyn-based milliner H.O. Hanlon, Amelia likely wore this bonnet for at the family's mountaintop retreat in Glenn Summit (Pocono Mountains) for formal teas, luncheons and lawn parties. As is apparent from the high quality straw, refined ribbon and realistic artificial flowers, millinery materials were extraordinarily crafted and highly regarded in this period.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bonnet
- Designer: H. O. Hanlon (American)
- Date: ca. 1887
- Culture: American
- Medium: straw, silk, cotton, metal
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Amelia Beard Hollenback, 1966
- Object Number: 2009.300.2093a–c
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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