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Navy blue velvet bonnet on buckram foundation trimmed with pink velvet ribbon with bow at back. Pink ribbon trimmed with silver spangles, leaf-shaped band of black net with spangles. Black velvet ties and white lining.
hats
buckram
silk (textile)
sequins (spangles)
velvet (fabric weave)
Hat
Bonnet
Women's clothing
Silk
Velvet
Buckram
Spangles
Hand Stitched
Bonnet
Printed label on lining: ""Beedie / No. 618 Fulton Street, / Brooklyn"". (printed)
Unknown
9 x 7 1/2 x 3 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Henry B. Spelman
1942.220
1890-1892 (see provenance)
New York state (United States)
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