Art, Symbol & Imagination
Her Hat, a Black Tiara of Jet and Pearls
A woman’s pale arms curve above an immense dark skirt beneath a high, stacked headpiece. Small circles and teardrop shapes punctuate the black field around her. The bilingual caption names her hat as a black tiara of jet and pearls in the poem The Old Woman.
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Jean de Bosschere. "Her Hat, a Black Tiara of Jet and Pearls" [editorial title]. In The Closed Door, Jean de Bosschère; illustrated by the author; with a translation by F. S. Flint and an introduction by May Sinclair. Supplied illustrated edition from John Lane, The Bodley Head; John Lane Company, 1917, John Lane, The Bodley Head; John Lane Company. Source scan leaf 166. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0260-0164
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The Closed DoorJean de Bosschère; illustrated by the author; with a translation by F. S. Flint and an introduction by May Sinclair1917More from this book
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Jean de Bosschere. Her Hat, a Black Tiara of Jet and Pearls. The Closed Door. Scan leaf 166. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0260-0164