Name/Title
BonnetEntry/Object ID
1958.40.1aDescription
Bonnet or hat with decoratively-woven straw bring and brown silk covered crown. The straw portion is stitched from length of straw picot ribbon. The silk portion utilizes lengths of silk ruched over a cord the decoratively wrapped and tacked onto the crown base. The interior of the hat is lined with white netting.Context
Worn by Edna Lucy Downing at her marriage to Samuel Webster Benjamin in Washington, Vermont, March 2, 1865.Acquisition
Accession
1958.40Source or Donor
Keith, Alice Eva Benjamin (1883-1971)Acquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
BonnetNomenclature Primary Object Term
HatNomenclature Sub-Class
HeadwearNomenclature Class
ClothingNomenclature Category
Category 03: Personal ObjectsRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Benjamin, Edna Lucy Downing (1845-1927)Related Places
Place
Town
WashingtonCounty
Orange CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America