baby bonnet

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

baby bonnet

Entry/Object ID

1995.035.001

Description

All ecru baby bonnet - new born to 6 months size. Made of fine ribbed silk, pleated in front, gathered at back into three triangles of smocking stitch. Brim is ecru satin ribbon edged underneath by double row of 3/8" pleated netting - 1 1/2" gathered lace sewn over ribbon (1/4" of ribbon showing at top) and circling ribbon rosette in center. Gathered lace also around ribbon on neck edge - this ribbon also part of 15 1/2" tie at each side; tacked at edge in two places. Bonnet is lined with silk and has a cotton padding for interlining and to hold shape. Bonnet is comletely hand sewn.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Chandler, Jennifer

Notes

Accession Date: 10-May-95 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bonnet

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Hat

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Headwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

baby bonnet

Created By

Garnham, Peter

Create Date

July 3, 1997

Updated By

Michael Goodchild

Update Date

November 22, 2023