Headdress
| Title | Headdress |
|---|---|
| Artist | Germany, Württenberg |
| Date | 19th century 19th century |
| Medium | Wide wired halo of black net embroidered with black silk. Beaded head band of blue, gold and black beads. Back of crown flat gilt wire and colored jewels over gilt foil; loops of figured black satin ribbon at back. Strings of black moire ribbon |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | Germany Germany |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Mrs. Potter Palmer II |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Headdress” is a work by Germany, Württenberg, dated 19th century. It is executed in wide wired halo of black net embroidered with black silk. beaded head band of blue, gold and black beads. back of crown flat gilt wire and colored jewels over gilt foil; loops of figured black satin ribbon at back. strings of black moire ribbon and classified as textile. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as textile. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 19th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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