Ribbon

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Amelia Beard Hollenback (1877-1969) was the daughter of prominent financier and philanthropist John Welles Hollenback. This collection of high quality ribbons may have been belonged Amelia Hollenback or any of her seven sisters. Worn as a bold accent sash, a ribbon would have affected the look of the entire ensemble.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Metropolitan Museum of Art