Bergère hat

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Eleanor Frances Dixie, the daughter of Wolstan Dixie c. 1753, by Henry Pickering. The sitter is wearing a bergère hat.

A bergère (French for

Johann Zoffany, amongst others. It has been suggested that the hat was named after Madame Bergeret,[2] who is holding a shepherdess-style hat in a Boucher portrait painted c.1766.[3]

A nineteenth century version of the bergère hat formed part of the Dolly Varden ensembles popular in the early 1870s, as summed up in Alfred Lee's novelty song Dolly Varden (published Cleveland, 1872) which contains the lyrics: Have you seen my little girl? She doesn’t wear a bonnet/ She’s got a monstrous flip-flop hat with cherry ribbons on it.[4]

  • Madame Bergeret holding a bergère hat, c.1766. Painted by François Boucher
    Madame Bergeret holding a bergère hat, c.1766. Painted by François Boucher
  • Detail of the bergère hat from Boucher's portrait of Madame Bergeret
    Detail of the bergère hat from Boucher's portrait of Madame Bergeret
  • Bergère hat, embroidered tulle over silk and straw. Aerial view of outside. 1750s.
    Bergère hat, embroidered tulle over silk and straw. Aerial view of outside. 1750s.
  • Bergère hat, embroidered tulle over silk and straw. Aerial view of underside. 1750s.
    Bergère hat, embroidered tulle over silk and straw. Aerial view of underside. 1750s.

See also

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References

  1. ISBN 9781847885333
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  2. ISBN 9780984785902.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  3. ISBN 9780300071283
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  4. ^ Scans of two 1872 Dolly Varden themed music sheets Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. dickensandshowbiz.com Retrieved 26 November 2011.
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