Bonnet

Madame Henry

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Made in Paris in October 1882, the contrast of the two-toned velvet as well the textures of the plush gives this fairly simple bonnet a luxurious and interesting appearance, and is exemplary of the 1880s vogue for richly textured upholstery-like textiles. Amelia Beard Hollenback (1844-1918) was the wife of the prominent financier and philanthropist John Welles Hollenback (1835-1927). The Hollenback family made frequently trips to Europe and traveled extensively throughout the United States.

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