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Bonnet

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1870-1890

GUSN

GUSN-30638

Description

Brown and tan woven straw, trimmed with brown silk ribbon with woven geometric border; brown windowpane cotton neck ruffle; crown lined with paper; striped brown silk ribbon ties.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bonnets (hats)
headgear
cotton (textile)
stitching
machine-made
paper (fiber product)
silk (textile)
straw (plant material)
weaving
geometric patterns
Shaker (Christian sect)
Women's clothing
Straw
Silk
Unidentified Paper
Cotton
Hand Stitched
Woven
Shaker
Geometric
BONNET

Inscription

Stamped in black ink inside crown: ""10"".

Maker

Unknown

Accession Number

1925.453

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