Design for a Lavish Headdress with Feathers

ca. 1620–56

Not on view

Design for a headdress, lavishly filled with long feathers organized in three tiers of different height. The headdress is presented on the head of a figure facing left.

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Title: Design for a Lavish Headdress with Feathers
Artist: Possibly by Baccio del Bianco (Italian, Florence 1604–1656 Escorial) (and workshop)
Date: ca. 1620–56
Medium: Blue gouache or watercolor heightend with white
Dimensions: Sheet: 10 9/16 x 7 1/2 in. (26.9 x 19 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1948
Object Number: 48.122.2(11b)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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