Mourning poke bonnet
A black silk-covered poke bonnet with a deep brim and a large folded silk bow at the side, shown on a white stand. Long dark ribbon ties trail down and across the grey backdrop, giving the bonnet a sober, formal look.
Look closer: Long ribbon ties trail down toward the bottom left of the frame.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1840
- Medium
- straw, silk
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 3252 × 4000 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1845).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. James Dowd Lester, 1942