Fashion Plate with Ladies' Headwear
19th century
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler
Accession Number
1949-152-282
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of 19th-century fashion with *Fashion Plate with Ladies' Headwear*, a captivating print from the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection. This artwork, generously gifted by Mrs. George A. Kubler, showcases the intricate designs of women's hats and bonnets—key accessories that defined Victorian-era style. As a print, it exemplifies the era's innovative reproductive techniques, likely an engraving or lithograph, which allowed detailed illustrations to be mass-produced and widely distributed. Fashion plates like this one were the Instagram of their time, spreadin...
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...