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Bonnet

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1850-1853

GUSN

GUSN-919

Description

Natural colored plaited straw; yellow taffeta ribbon & additional bands of straw circle crown & bow at left; natural colored silk & buckram flowers & leaves with stuffed buds on right crown; yellow taffeta neck ruffle with braided straw trim, lined with netting; wired brim lined with tulle, lace & yellow taffeta ribbon; discolored cotton flowers ( vertical & yellow) liner right & left inside brim; inside wired headband covered in yellow taffeta; gathered silk lining covered with silk net at inside back; faded yellow taffeta bow ties.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bonnets (hats)
headgear
buckram
stitching
braiding
straw (plant material)
taffeta
tulle (meshed textile)
floral patterns
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
Hat
Bonnet
Women's clothing
Straw
Taffeta
Tulle
Buckram
Plaited
Hand Stitched
Floral
Leaves
Bonnet

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.7251

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