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1880-1889
GUSN-11996
Black silk tulle body and curtain; bonnet shape; floating panel of lace-edged tulle over body; lace ruffle around crown and above curtain; wire frame brim pointed center front; tulle overlaced with lace with double ruffle around front; faded lilac satin ribbon tied in bow center front, extending into ties.
bonnets (hats)
headgear
stitching
lace (needlework)
satin
silk (textile)
tulle (meshed textile)
wire
floral patterns
mourning
Silk
Tulle
Lace
Satin
Wire
Floral
Mourning
Hand Stitched
BONNET
402
J-74
Unknown
Gift of Weston Historical Society
1993.297
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