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Hat

1720–50
Not on view
The flat and grandiose cartwheel, firmly secured to the head, was the favored hat type of the second quarter of the eighteenth century. Few survive; this is an exceptionally fine example.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Hat
  • Date: 1720–50
  • Culture: probably German
  • Medium: wool, silk
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Fletcher Fund by exchange and Irene Lewisohn Trust Gift, 1998
  • Object Number: 1998.230a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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