Name/Title

Bonnet

Entry/Object ID

G90.289

Description

Fine flat Leghorn straw braid, flat round back; high brim extended over forehead, narrow and straight at temple. Green/brown striped silk taffeta ribbon on crown, & ties, interfaced bavolet. Supplementary short ties of simple pale silk ribbon. Coarse black and white netting frill at inside top, with lavender silk ribbon rosettes.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1860 - 1865

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

Woman, Leghorn, Straw, Braid, Taffeta, Bavolet, Netting