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Sun bonnet

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1870-1900

GUSN

GUSN-35193

Description

White checked dimity sunbonnet; Brim lined with plain cotton and trimmed with plain ruffle; brim buttons onto crown and neck ruffle which are cut in on piece; ties at back; neck and at inside (face); cross bar muslin.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sunbonnets
headgear
cotton (textile)
stitching
machine-made
checker pattern
Children's clothing
Cotton
Hand Stitched
Checked
BONNET

Maker

Unknown

Accession Number

1932.2187

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