Woman's bonnet cover. Quaker. Green-gold silk. Hand-quilted. Crown is made of three shaped and curved pieces. Pieced brim and gathered bavolet. Ribbon ties sewn to brim. Brim lined with darker green-gold silk. Thin batting. Entire surface is stitched and shaped in one-inch wide intervals. Drawstring at neck.
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1807
Dimensions
Height
12-1/2 in
Depth
13 in
Dimension Notes
Ribbon ties ~ 16 in long.
Provenance
Notes
Belonged to Tabitha Lukens Kirk of Abington Township, Montgomery Co., PA. Born 1789, married 1807, died 1882.
