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Child's Bonnet

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1850-1860

GUSN

GUSN-54352

Description

Cream wool; crocheted; ruffles trimmed with silk thread; top--seven circles with silk thread trim; two ties attached to rosettes.

Details

Descriptive Terms

caps (headgear)
headgear
crocheting
wool (textile)
Cap
Cap, Baby
Cap, Baby

Inscription

Handwritten note: ""Eddie's first baby cap which he wore when 4 weeks old from Charlestown to our Summer residence in Burlington, Mass.""

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2 3/4 (H), 7 1/2 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Edgar J. Rollins

Accession Number

1946.367B

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