Wedding Headdress

NameWedding Headdress

CultureSwiss

Date1885–1900

Place madeSwitzerland, Europe

Mediumsilk, cotton, metal, paper, straw

Dimensions7 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (19.1 x 36.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019; Brooklyn Museum Collection, 1924

Object numberA.2021.8.20

DescriptionIvory satin, lavender, green, and pink silk embroidery appliqué; cream net, machine-made lace ruffle; artificial cloth flowers; wired tubular straw accents; copper wire tassels; rigid crescent form, cardboard foundation, embroidered satin overlay; net and lace gathered over sides to top; diadem of flowers enclosed in lace