Headwear known as a bandeau, comparable to a tiara, luxuriously made out of platinum and studded in diamonds. The headband jewelry is circular with an opening in the back (as opposed to a full circle). The front part is where most of the diamonds are placed. It has a repeating circular pattern with two flowers on the side. At the center of this circle is a larger piece of diamond. In between the patterns is a row of diamonds arranged horizontally, one piece after another. On the top and bottom part, the diamonds are tilted and are also arranged one after another. The tilted position of the diamonds create a zig-zag pattern. The back portion continues with two wires with small diamonds equally spaced out.

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Bandeau, 1909–19

This is a Bandeau. It was produced by Tiffany and Co..

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Tiffany and Co. as part of The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

It is dated 1909–19. Its medium is diamonds, platinum.

Tiffany & Co. continued to appeal to a traditional market while introducing new fashions such as the bandeau, an update on the tiara and best worn with bobbed hair.

It is credited Lent by Tiffany and Company, Archives, A2012.51.

Object ID #907214249
platinum, diamonds, sapphires.
Lent by Tiffany and Company, Archives, A2004.17.
62.2016.3

This necklace, called a sautoir, is made of six rows of pearls, which lie flat on the skin and end below the throat. There are two diamond lozenges on this section, one on each side of the necklace and then a thin diamond-encrusted bar followed by a triangle-shaped set of diamonds. These are held in place by a small diamond-encrusted lozenge, essentially rectangular. Hanging from the lozenge are two short continuations of the pearls, although now of uneven length. The added segments each also have a thin diamond-encrusted bar followed by a triangle-shaped set of diamonds but these triangles are more squat. They are attached to what looks like a diamond Christmas wreath with a center diamond and then a small Christmas tree in diamonds. The ends of the sautoir each have a large pearl.

Object ID #907214243
platinum, pearls, diamonds.
Lent by Tiffany and Company, Archives, A2010.08.
62.2016.2

A stunning, Art Deco pin with an ornametal, fan-shaped jabot motif on both ends of a platinum silver pin, displayed vertically. The smaller decorative element on the top is of a soft triangular shape filled with diamonds, punctuated with a horizontal onyx band. Below the triangle is a fan of kernel-shaped white quartz centered around a similarly shaped setting of two round-cut diamonds, surrounding a rectangular, emerald cut diamond. The larger, lower decorative element features an emerald cut diamond atop a column of parallel diamonds which widens to surround a pear-cut diamond near the bottom. Echoing the smaller element, a curved, horizontal onyx collar encircles the line of diamonds, from which elongated white quartz drapes fan downward, four on each side of the column. The piece is evocative of a small hat atop a graceful figure, wearing a sparkling jabot collar in a classic, yet brilliant, black and white.

Object ID #907214251
diamonds, platinum, rock crystal (quartz), chalcedony (onyx).
Lent by Tiffany and Company, Archives, A1999.28.
62.2016.4

Our curators have highlighted 2 objects that are related to this one.

Black cloche hat made of felt with a wide satin band. The ribbon has an off-center six-loop bow with two star-shaped embellishments highlighted with rhinestones.

Object ID #1041531539
silk, fur, rhinestone, felt, satin.
Lent by Museum of the City of New York.Gift of Miss Mildred Sawyer, 1932,....
76.2016.8

This diamond studded tiara is shaped in a symmetrical band, with two parallel rows of diamonds affixed to a thin platinum base. Repeating geometric patterns nestle between the rows of square diamond studs. An alternating pattern of rectangles with tiered sides and pointed ovals with triangles share a central row of squared diamonds as well as the outer bands. The square is turned on its corners, and it has three tiers of steps on each of its four sides. The other alternating shape, an oval with two points, has a triangle and square formation on either end, reminiscent of an arrow pointing toward the center of the oval. The bandeau's central decoration is a pearl affixed to the center of a tiered square. Above the top band, two tear-shaped stones learn into each other, their points meeting. The repeated square and pointed oval alternates around the band until the back, where a simple clasp joins the two ends.

Object ID #1024497167
diamonds, platinum, natural pearl.
Lent by Cartier Collection, Inv. HO 28 A24.
86.2016.1

Its dimensions are

L x W x D: 1.3 × 14 × 13.5 cm (1/2 × 5 1/2 × 5 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

"Tiffany & Co."

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2oaHc4/
Accession Number 62.2016.5
Object ID 907214253