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Bonnet

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1847-1855

GUSN

GUSN-47353

Description

Drawn bonnet; gray iridescent silk taffeta; hoops, shirring and ruffles; steel gray neck ruffle stiffened with net; iridescent gray silk ribbon ties; crown stiffened with canvas; brim supported by three wired frames.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bonnets (hats)
headgear
stitching
reed (grass, material)
silk (textile)
taffeta
textiles
reed (grass, material)
Women's clothing
Silk
Taffeta
Reed
Hand Stitched
Unidentified Textile
BONNET

Associated Building

Used At Jacob's Farmhouse,

Maker

Unknown

Accession Number

1966.181

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