Name/Title

Bonnet

Entry/Object ID

G98.043

Description

Grey lace straw bonnet, slight flare to brim. Wired edge curving under chin. Original lavender silk taffeta ribbon with pink brocade floral motif, used also as stiffened bavolet. Original lavender silk lining.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1850

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

Bonnet, Hat, Female, Woman, Lace, straw, Silk, Taffeta, Brocade, Floral, Bavolet