Evening bonnet

Evening bonnet

Jean Hamilton

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Though produced in New York City, this bonnet achieves the level of quality found in France, where 19th century modistes set the styles immitated throughout the rest of Western Europe and the United States. The quality of materials and expertise in construction mark it as a singular achievement in American design.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.