Headdress

ca. 1900

Not on view

All sides of this regal headdress are equally ornamented, creating an overall dazzling effect. The abundance of gold embroidery and stones add to the grandeur and importance of this Bavarian headdress. The style is known as a "queen's crown" in the town of Buchloe, located in the Schwaben region of Bavaria, Germany.

Artwork Details

Object Information

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Provenance

Title: Headdress
Date: ca. 1900
Culture: German, Bavaria
Medium: metal, silk, cotton, glass, pearl
Dimensions: Length at CB: 46 1/2 in. (118.1 cm)
Classification: Accessory-Headwear-Womenswear
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Brooklyn Museum Collection, 1924
Object Number: 2009.300.1673
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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