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Small, purple velvet bonnet covered with blue and gold lace on buckram foundation with purple velvet ties. Bonnet is trimmed with teal blue velvet ribbon and accented with a brown bird (hummingbird?), straight blue feather, and decorative insect pins, lined with white cambric.
bonnets (hats)
headgear
buckram
feather (material)
lace (needlework)
silk (textile)
velvet (fabric weave)
Hat
Bonnet
Bonnet
Unknown
7 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 5 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Morse Jones and Miss Eleanor Hooper Jones
1934.2430
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