Bonnet

Name/Title

Bonnet

Entry/Object ID

0046.021

Description

Slatted bonnet with skirt, back of hood pleated at top, gathered at neck. Bow on back and ties at neck.

Use

garden bonnet Elizabeth (Betty) Wine Thomas (1851-1938)

Collection

West Collection

Cataloged By

Lois B. Bowman Kreider

Category

Clothing, Headgear

Acquisition

Accession

0046

Source or Donor

Naomi Miller West family

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Bonnet

Clothing Sex

Female

Size

adult

Textile Details

Material

Cotton, Fabric

Color

Gray, White

Made/Created

Time Period

Early 20th Century, 20th Century

Place

County

Rockingham County

Region

Shenandoah Valley

State/Province

Virginia

Continent

North America

Notes

Homemade, machine stitching

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bonnet

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Hat

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Headwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

13 slats in hood, slate 7 in long, 1-1/2 inwide, hood 7 in x 7 in, skirt 6 in long, 11 in long ties

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Mar 5, 2026

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Stains

Notes

good, brownish soiling on slats

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

11/18/2008

Created By

Sherrie R. Johndrow

Create Date

January 12, 2009

Update Date

July 9, 2026