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Bridal Hats, Headpieces, Bonnets, & Tiaras 1830 to 1988

brown hat with plaid ribbon, worn by bride, 1830

1830, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, American

Gift of Miss Mary Edith Nichols to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art This file is in the public domain because it has been released by LACMA
1830s wedding bonnet

1830s, American.

Collection of Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Public domain, released by LACMA.
1837 wedding bonnet

November 1837, American.

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Alvah E. Reed, 1966. CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain
1840s wedding bonnet

1840 to 1845, British.

© Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
1845 wedding bonnet

1845, British.

© Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
1849 wedding bonnet

1849, French.

Gift of Misses Isabel and Hazeltine Whitney, 1946, to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
1851 wedding bonnet

1851, Great Britain.

© Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
1854 bridal headpiece

1854, British.
Wedding wreath, orange blossoms made from green and white feathers.

Given by Edward Nugée QC to the V&A. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
1863 wedding bonnet

1863, American.

Collection pf Los Angeles County Museum of Art. In public domain, released by LACMA.
wedding bonnet, 1868

1868, American.

Gift of Mrs. Ward Burgess, 1952 to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain.
1870s wedding hat

1870 to 1875, British.

© Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
1893 bridal bonnet

1883, American. Designer: Sneddin.

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Gift of Marion B. Grant, 1931. CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain.
1884 bridal bonnet

1884, Missouri, USA. Made by Mrs. J. T. Ward.

From the collection of the Missouri History Museum. Courtesy of the Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis.
1887 bridal hat

1887, American.

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Gift of Mrs. Arthur H Fowler, 1956. CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain
1889 bridal wreath

1889, British.

© Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
1927, Madame Chiang Kai Shek

1927, Shanghai, China. Chiang Soong, bride of Chiang Kai Shek

In public domain in China.
1931 wedding hat

1932, French. Designer: Jeanne Lanvin.

© Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
1932 wedding wreath

1932, French.

© Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
1938 bride queen Farida

1938 (January), Egypt. Queen Farida.

Photographer: Alban. This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and in the U.S.
wedding hat, 1947

1947, (July) Great Britain. Maker: Paul Walser Ltd.

© Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
1948 Hungarian bride

1948, Budapest Hungary.

Licensed under CCA-SA 3.0 Unported
1951 bridal headpiece

1951 (February), Beverly Hills, California, USA.

Used with permission of Ellen Freund
1960 Debbie Reynolds bride

1960, USA.
Debbie Reynolds, actress

Photographer: Larry Barbier. From Modern Screen June 1960, Dell Publishing. This work is in the public domain in the United States.
1962 bridal headpiece

1962 (December), Great Britain.

© Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
1965 bridal headpiece

1965 (May), Netherlands.

Jack de Nijs / Anefo, from the Dutch National Archives. CCO 1.0 Universal Public Domain.
1966 bridal hood

1966 (December), Italy. Talitha Pol Getty, actress/model.

Author: Keystone/Getty Images. This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and in the U.S.
1966 bridal headpiece

1966 (September), Finland.

Author: Matti Tapola. This photograph is in the public domain.
1968 bridal veil and curls

1968 (December), Netherlands.

Author: Ron Kroon / Anefo, from the Dutch National Archives. CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain
1970 bridal hat

1970 (April), Netherlands.

Author: Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo, from the Dutch National Archives. CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain.
1970 wedding hood by berketex

1970 (September), Great Britain. Maker: Berketex.

© Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
1971 bridal hat

1971 (October), Netherlands.

Author: Mieremet, Rob / Anefo, from the Dutch National Archives. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 NL
1972 bridal hat

1972 (October), Netherlands.

Author: Punt / Anefo, from the Dutch National Archives. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 NL.
1973 bridal headpiece

1973 (June), Netherlands.

Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo, from the Dutch National Archives. CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain
1980 wedding hat

1980 (June), Illinois, USA.

Used with permission of M. Muellner.
1988 wedding wreath

1988 (March), Hawaii, USA.

Used with permission of Linn Alber .