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Woman's Seaside Hatcirca 1870

Not on view
Wide-brimmed honey-tan straw hat on a display stand, trimmed with ruched purple velvet, cream scalloped loops, and white feathered plumes
White cotton dress displayed on a mannequin, rear view, with a full skirt and fitted bodice decorated with dark blue applied braid in vertical geometric and foliate motifs; paired with a straw hat trimmed with feathers and a blue ribbon.
White cotton ensemble displayed on a mannequin, consisting of a jacket and skirt with navy blue embroidered geometric and medallion motifs, black velvet waistband, and button front closure; paired with a straw boater hat trimmed with shells, feathers, and a long blue ribbon.
19th-century women's ensemble displayed on a mannequin: white cotton two-piece dress with full skirt and short jacket, decorated with repeated dark blue embroidered geometric motifs; paired with a straw hat trimmed with blue ribbon and lace.

Unknown, Woman's Seaside Hat, circa 1870, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Seaside Hat
Place Made
Probably England
Date Made
circa 1870
Medium
Straw with ostrich feathers, crimped cotton plain weave, glass beads, and silk-velvet ribbon
Dimensions
2 1/2 × 11 × 13 1/8 in. (6.35 × 27.94 × 33.34 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.64.85.5
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.