fbpx

Bonnet

Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.

Search Collections

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1860-1880

GUSN

GUSN-23532

Description

Sun bonnet. Blue and white large check w/ sectioned cardboard headpiece.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bonnets (hats)
headgear
cotton (textile)
hand sewing
machine sewing (technique)
Cotton
Machine Sewn
BONNET

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

20 x 15 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1718

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].