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Bonnet

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1860

GUSN

GUSN-15248

Description

White plush bonnet; hat trimmed all around with white silk ribbon ruffle. Crown trimmed with flat white silk ribbon bows. Inside of brim trimmmed with ruffles of white ribbons of lace and clusters of flowers, berries, and leaves; inside of bonnet lined with white net, silk, and corded silk; fastens with white silk ribbon ties.

Details

Descriptive Terms

miniatures (toys)
bonnets (hats)
headgear
stitching
net (textile)
silk (textile)
velvet (fabric weave)
Hat
Bonnet
Bonnet

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.3331

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