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