Lady's Bonnet

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Lady's Bonnet

Entry/Object ID

CW 627

Description

Bonnet. Lady's bonnet; cream silk; ruching of cream silk ribbon; bows of same at back; narrow cream lace trim at crown and under brim; small blue flowers under brim; bavolet. Worn by Hannah Perot at the wedding of her sister, Laetitia Poultney Perot (1831-1859), to Morris Hacker on March 31, 1858. Excellent condition - except for lace under brim. Good condition, except for lace under brim. 1858. Transcribed from Original Accession Record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Height

11-3/4 in

Width

10-5/8 in

Depth

5-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Ties are ~ 30 in long.

Provenance

Notes

Worn by Hannah Perot at the wedding of her sister, Laetitia Poultney Perot (1831-1859), to Morris Hacker on March 31, 1858. Laetitia P. Huston lived with her sister, Mary P. Huston, at 219 West School House Lane, Germantown, Philadelphia.