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Dark purple silk with decorative silk braiding around brim and back of bonnet; 3 leaf motif of velvet & silk braiding around crown & at back; yellow ostrich feather at crown; black ostrich feathers on left side; purple fringed silk ribbon along right side & back of neck; piping around back of bonnet; dark purple satin neck ruffle; wired frame brim lined with purple satin; cream silk lining with drawstring & buckram at inside center back; yellow satin bows with tulle at inside right & left ear; yellow satin ties.
bonnets (hats)
headgear
braiding
buckram
feather (material)
stitching
satin
silk (textile)
tulle (meshed textile)
feather (material)
Children's clothing
Silk
Satin
Tulle
Feather
Buckram
Hand Stitched
Braided
BONNET
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5273
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