Bonnet

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Bonnet

Entry/Object ID

CW 679

Description

Bonnet. Lady's wedding bonnet (worn with wedding gown (CW 132). Cream satin, five shirred bands on brim; cream ribbon; bow trim; ties; bavolet (pleated or shirred panel that hangs a back of bonnet to protect neck). Worn by Sarah Van Dycke in Flushing, Holland, on her marriage in 1825 to Davis Bevan Stacey. Fair condition; repaired. 1825. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Flushing, Holland (Later, Penns Grove, Chester County, Pennsylvania)

Dimensions

Height

6 in

Width

7-1/2 in

Depth

8 in

Dimension Notes

Ribbons are 14 in long.

Provenance

Notes

Worn by Sarah Van Dycke in Flushing, Holland, on her marriage in 1825 to Davis Bevan Stacey. Davis Bevan Stacey (1798-1864) and Sarah Van Dycke (1808-1873) lived in Philadelphia from 1826 to 1842 after which they moved to Penns Grove, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Worn by the donor's ancestor, Sarah Van Dycke (Mrs. Davis Bevan Stacey) 1808-1873. Ancestry.com: Name: Sarah Stacey Birth Date: 1808 Birth Place: Flushing, Vlissingen Municipality, Zeeland, Netherlands Death Date: 30 Aug 1873 Death Place: Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont, USA Cemetery: Chester Rural Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA Spouse: Davis Bevan Stacey