Bonnet

Object/Artifact

Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Bonnet

Entry/Object ID

84.91.1

Description

One Shaker bonnet made of black/natural straw with a design on both the crown and the brim. It has a straw tape trim on the edge of the front of the brim and around where the crown and the brim are joined. There is stiff cotton binding on the rear edge of the brim, around the base of the crown and inside to the cover of the seam between the crown and the brim. A paper with "7" is pasted on the interior of the crown.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Made/Created

Date made

1880 - 1910

Place

Town

Enfield

State/Province

New Hampshire

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Search Terms

Clothing Accessories, Women

Dimensions

Height

7-1/2 in

Width

5-1/8 in

Depth

9-7/8 in

Parts

Count

Material

Straw