The Ornamented Being
Ornamented: -verb: Adorn; beautify
Be·ing: -noun: Fulfillment of possibilities; essential completeness
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… for once I’m actually at a loss for words.
Fourth quarter 19th century
FrenchMetAnyone want to take a crack at guessing what this was worn for/with?Maybe it’s part of a folk costume? Or part of something worn in a particular region of France? -
This has to be one of the most beautiful bonnets I have ever come across.
c.1865 - 1870
Summary description
Hat - Made from straw plait 0.5cm wide and handstitched through overlapped plait in a spiral from the crown centre and painted white outer stitching. The head and the side are lined with cream silk and the brim is faced with Venetian pink grosgrain. The brim edge is wired. The hat is trimmed with a band of twisted strip of pink grosgrain with a frill above and below of Honiton lace (two pieces of different quality). There is a cream ostrich feather over the crown. There was originally a black elastic fastening which has been replaced with black velvet ribbon pinned in place. (female)
Provenance
Charles Paget Wade Collection, Snowshill manor
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c. 1865-70
Summary description
Fanchon bonnet - Made from yellow satin and silk georgette in rows of box pleats across the bonnet and lined with yellow georgette. It is constructed on a wire frame. The bonnet is edged with machine blond-style lace. There is a satin ribbon bow centre front. There is a bar decorated with cornflowers, poppies, daisies and ferns of coloured, stiffened cotton and feathers. There are yellow satin ribbon ties and false ties of georgette and satin held with satin and lace bow at the throat. There are narrow ties of cream silk fringed ribbon. See SNO.TC.1123/1125. (female)
Provenance
Charles Paget Wade Collection, Snowshill Manor
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
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Hair ornament with antennae by René Lalique (French, 1860–1945) French, about 1900. Gold, silver, steel, and diamond. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift of the Sataloff and Cluchey Family© 2011 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris. Photo: © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
… YES. JUST YES. *GRABBY HANDS*
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The first thing that had me irritated with my classmates was some of the girls pointed out how ah-mazing it was that Chanel could create such interesting headdresses that no one has ever seen before.
Meanwhile I was at the table pulling my impersonation of Lord Elrond’s eyebrow (
) thinking seriously you guys??I hated breaking it to my classmates
(not really I thought it was totally amusing) but the Kokoshnik has been around since the 16th century and correct me if I am mistaken but Chanel came about only in 1909/1910.“The married women of 16th and 17th century Moscow were required to cover their head compulsory. The used specific hats usually adorned with embroideries, gold, pearls etc. Later on as the fashion evolved and became more sophisticated, the Russian headdresses became more sumptuous and were used at different ceremonials, fancy-dress balls or even as everyday outfit showing the aristocratic rank of the wearer. These further evolved in the case of those made for the high aristocracy in Kokoshnik shape tiaras. ” -RoyalRomania
(extant pieces live at the Met)
