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Bonnet

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1874-1877

GUSN

GUSN-1237

Description

Dark blue velvet bonnet on wire frame; trimmed with blue maribou feathers and blue grosgrain ties; neck ruffle of blue velvet.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bonnets (hats)
accessories
feather (material)
cloth
stitching
silk (textile)
velvet (fabric weave)
feather (material)
Hat
Bonnet
Woman's Personal Artifacts
Velvet
Silk
Grosgrain
Feather
Hand Stitched
Bonnet

Inscription

S.L.B. (Sarah Lawrence Brooks), 1874.

Additional Identification Number

1991.21

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Levin H. Campbell

Accession Number

1991.21.1

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