Design for a Headdress (front and side view)

ca. 1620–56
Not on view
Sheet with a design for an elaborate headdress, partly shaped as a hat. There is one frontal view showing a fan of feathers sticking out over an elaborated worked and intertwining brim. On the lower right of the sheet, the side view of the same design is given.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for a Headdress (front and side view)
  • Artist: Baccio del Bianco (Italian, Florence 1604–1656 Escorial) (and workshop)
  • Date: ca. 1620–56
  • Medium: Brown ink
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 11 5/16 x 8 1/4 in. (28.8 x 21 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1948
  • Object Number: 48.122.2(7b)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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