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1850-1870
GUSN-25364
Wide, woven straw brim w/ applied lace lining and border. Layered lace body gathered to circular back. Off-white color. Two attached net and lace ties, one w/ pink silk trim. Interior label reads, "Pullastic Adjustable Hat Lining" w/ directions for use.
bonnets (hats)
headgear
lace (needlework)
net (textile)
silk (textile)
straw (plant material)
Silk
Lace
Net
Straw
BONNET
See description.
Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman
1985.497
Massachusetts (United States)
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