Bonnet

Object/Artifact

-

Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Bonnet

Entry/Object ID

0029.001

Use

worn on head to go out Laura Sechrist Ritchie

Cataloged By

M. Martin

Acquisition

Accession

0029

Source or Donor

Ruth Ritchie

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1880

Place

City

Fulks Run

Region

Shenandoah Valley

State/Province

Virginia

Continent

North America

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

Height

7 in

Width

10 in

Depth

6 in

Material

Cotton, Cardboard, Fabric

Colors

Color Notes

black

Condition

Notes

excellent

Maintenance

Required Maintenance

dry environment

Provenance

Notes

belonged to Laura Sechrist Ritchie (2/20/1866-3/19/1914), daughter of David and Lydia Brenneman Sechrist (grandmother of donor)

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

08/22/2007

Created By

SRJ

Create Date

February 28, 2008

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

July 5, 2025