Tan silk bonnet on a wire frame. The bonnet is decorated with tubes of silk, plaited together in imitation of straw. There is a large flower on either side of the bonnet made from this imitation straw. Sheer silk fabric is shirred around these tubes on the exterior of the brim. The interior of the brim is lined with lace, and the interior of the crown is lined with white silk.
Context
Worn by Marietta Stevens an her marriage to Foster Churchill Strong in 1854.
