Gold hood from Linz, 19th century

Gold embroidery, tinsel, gold fabric, black lace

(H x W x D)31 × 16 × 27 cm

Status

on display, room 012

About the workThe “Linzer Goldhaube”, which did not originate in Linz in Austria, as its name suggests, but in the Kremstal and Steyrtal valleys, is one of the best known of its kind. The term “Goldhaube” is used for various women’s bonnets that are part of traditional costumes in Austria and southern Germany. In the seventeenth century, these headdresses were first popular with bourgeois women in cities and later adopted by wealthy women in the country. With their characteristic gold and sequinned embroidery, these bonnets were worn by married women on special occasions such as Sunday church services, festivals or religious processions.

AccessionAcquired 1927 from the Kunstgewerbemuseum

Provenance[...]; bis 8.10.1887 Antiquariat W. Swatek, Salzburg; 8.10.1887 - 1927 ehem. Kunstgewerbemuseum Düsseldorf (1883-1927) angekauft vom Antiquariat W. Swatek; 1927 übernommen aus dem Kunstgewerbemuseum

Inventory numberP 13144

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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