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1853-1855
GUSN-27585
Tan straw with bands of brown straw around brim and crown; remnants of paper lining inside brim; wire support and frame.
bonnets (hats)
headgear
stitching
straw (plant material)
wire
Women's clothing
Straw
Wire
Hand Stitched
BONNET
1) Printed paper label on brim: Prince of Wales feathers above rectangular frame, inside frame: ""Number_____/shape_____/______/""; ""to"" written in ink above third line. 2) stamped cloth label on crown: ""46"".
Unknown
Gift of Ellen A. Robbins Stone
1917.776
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