Félix, Auguste (active 1860s)

Person

Dates

Existence: active 1860s

Biography

Auguste Félix, was a milliner (presumably French) active in the 1860s. Little biographical information is found for him, but his sketches do appear in the V&A collection as well as the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. May have had some affiliation with the milliner Poirier.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Auguste Felix sketches

Collection — Folder 1

Identifier: SC.161

Scope and Contents

This collection contains unsigned, small scale, highly detailed color watercolor and pencil sketches of hair ornaments (some including floral motifs or beading), hats and scarves. Many have a handwritten label with name of the piece in French and a date.

Dates: 1859 - 1864

Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive