Military accessory
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Military accessory
- Date: 1830–60
- Culture: Austrian
- Medium: metal
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 1927
- Object Number: 2009.300.2983
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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