Velvet Hat with Floral Cascade

Unknown1870 - 1890

Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany

This capricious small velvet hat has a high whipped brim of perforated straw braid, richly covered in artificial flowers. The long, pendulous flower garland with velvet ribbons mellows the stiff form of the head.

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Title: Velvet Hat with Floral Cascade
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1870 - 1890
Stylistic point of origin: Berlin, Germany
Rights: Photo © bpk - Photo Agency / Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Stephan Klonk │ Text © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Christine Waidenschlager
Provenance: 1938 William Budzinski collection, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Physical Dimensions: w19 x h14 x d25 cm
ISIL no.: DE-MUS-018417
Type: Hat
External Link: http://www.smb.museum/museen-und-einrichtungen/kunstgewerbemuseum/home.html
Medium: Velveteen, horsehair, straw, straw braid, cotton tulle, hatband, silk

Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

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