Name/Title

Bonnet

Entry/Object ID

G2002.081

Description

Black silk taffeta drawn bonnet, slightly flared brim edge. Buckram interior. Black moire-effect ribbon ties and tucked taffeta bavolet. Different black silk ribbon bow on lower back.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1855 - 1860

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

Bonnet, Hat, Mourning, Tafetta, Silk Buckram, Bavolet

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Mourning