Bonnet Cover

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Bonnet Cover

Entry/Object ID

K-118-Q

Description

Hood. Woman's Quaker bonnet cover; soft white silk quilted cover to be worn over a black bonnet on rainy days. Worn by Maria Brinton Trump. Very frail condition. Circa 1810. Transcribed from Original Accession/ Catalog Record

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Height

14 in

Depth

16 in

Dimension Notes

Height includes bavolet, 4-1/2 in long.

Material

Silk

Provenance

Notes

Worn by Maria Brinton Trump of Germantown Collector: Eleanor Houston Smith Collection