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Women's bonnet

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

GUSN

GUSN-316674

Description

A cream colored bonnet with layers of scalloped edged lace extending from the front to the crown and down the neck. It has three sections of folded silk at the crown, a cream net base with wire supports, an interior cotton band, and two cream colored silk ribbons.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bonnets (hats)
Hat
Bonnet
Bonnet

Associated Building

Original To Beauport (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

7 x 9 1/2 x 10 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.5203

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