HYDRANGEA HAT WITH LACE AND OSTRICH PLUMES
Creator(s): Caroline Reboux (Designer)
Currently in storage
About this object
The hat crown is covered in off-white tulle over an oval box-shaped hat with sides covered in hydrangea flowers and buds. Handmade lace covers the top and two (2) 3” ovals projecting from either side, from one oval rises 3 white ostrich plumes. Inside the crown is stitched a rigid band covered in black velvet, lined in silk.
- Object name:
- HYDRANGEA HAT WITH LACE AND OSTRICH PLUMES
- Made from:
- handmade lace -- silk flowers -- white ostrich feathers -- silk -- tulle -- and velvet
- Made in:
- Paris, France
- Date made:
- ca. 1895
- Size:
- 22.9 × 38.1 cm (9 × 15 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 2012.9.27
- Signature marks:
- LABEL Caroline Reboux 23 Rue de la Paix Paris
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973