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Man's Hat (Bicorne)circa 1790

Not on view
Full-length men's late 18th-century court ensemble on a white mannequin: crimson coat with gold embroidered lapels, tan waistcoat, champagne knee breeches, and white powdered wig

Unknown, Man's Hat (Bicorne), circa 1790, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mrs. Alice F. Schott Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Man's Hat (Bicorne)
Place Made
France, Paris
Date Made
circa 1790
Medium
Wool felt, beaver fur, ostrich feathers, and metallic passementerie
Dimensions
Overall: 13 5/8 x 19 1/2 x 5 in. (34.6075 x 49.53 x 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Mrs. Alice F. Schott Bequest
Accession Number
M.67.8.203
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward et al.. An Elegant Art: Fashion & Fantasy in the Eighteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983.
  • 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.