Kokoshniks (headdresses)

Esquema

Getty AAT: Objects Facet

Jerarquía

Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) > Costume (Hierarchy Name) > costume (mode of fashion) > costume accessories > costume accessories worn > accessories worn on the head > headgear > headdresses

Descripción

Traditional crown-like headdresses worn by Russian girls and women. Originally elements of folk costume intended to support a veil, they developed into diadem-shaped tiaras that were part of the official court dress for royalty and ladies-in-waiting in the 19th century.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300312283

Otros términos

  • kokoshnik (headdress) [en]