Name/Title

Bonnet

Entry/Object ID

G93.127

Description

Wadded bonnet or wired hood, entirely hand stitched iridescent silk taffeta, pink/grey. Soft crown, and brim with wire in front edge. Self-bavolet. No ties, no lining.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1840 - 1850

Notes

Date: 1840 User Age: Adult Gender: female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

Bonnet, Female, Hat, Wadded, Hand stitched, Silk, Taffeta, Wired, Bavolet