Bonnet

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Bonnet

Entry/Object ID

G90.092

Description

Cotton plain woven print with tiny yellow-orange sprigs on buff. Entirely hand stitched. Narrow hem on 6” bavolet. Brim lining brought around to finish front edge outside. Drawstring in rear casing. Crown gathered at top. Brim made of 2” sections filled with cardboard strips. Inner rear brim lined with plain-woven cotton.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Child, Female
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Bonnet

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Cotton

Made/Created

Date made

1850 - 1880

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American