Bonnet

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Bonnet

Entry/Object ID

G2026.22.005

Description

Tie-less bonnet of white cotton percale. Stiffened around the edges with four rows of thick cording; also stiffened with groups of five rows of narrower cording around the crown and across the brim. The only piecing in the bonnet is the seam between the back and the brim; there is a group of five rows of cording around the seam on the brim side, and four rows on the back side, then a very small circle of four rows of cording at the center. Hand sewn.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Adult, Female, Headwear
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Bonnet

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Percale

Material

Cotton

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

1805 - 1810

Time Period

19th Century, Early 19th Century