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1840-1845
GUSN-39742
Olive-yellow quilted silk bonnet with diagonal stripe pattern and wool wadding. Brim has wire rib and applied self-piping at edge. Center back is horseshoe shaped with vertical quilt stripes and self-piping. Neck ruffle of same fabric has padding. Brim lined with same silk and crown lined with tan glazed cotton. No ribbon ties.
bonnets (hats)
headgear
cotton (textile)
glazing (coating)
stitching
quilting
silk (textile)
twill
wire
tin (metal)
stripes
winter
Women's clothing
Silk
Twill
Cotton
Wire
Quilted
Hand Stitched
Tin Glazed
Stripe
Winter
BONNET
Unknown
1938.557
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