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Bonnet
1790-1800
Description
A child's bonnet, made of cotton with Broderie Anglaise (openwork and embroidery) handwork and inserted bobbin lace. Adjusts with three drawstrings at the nape of the neck, center of the cap and forehead.
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
2013.0048.036
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Sandy Lerner
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Object Number
2013.0048.036
Object Name
Bonnet
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Date
1790-1800
Materials
- Cotton
Dimensions (inches)
4.5 (W) x 5.3 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
11.5 (W) x 13.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: Sotheby's Castle Howard Costume Collection (Olympia Oct 2003).
• Similar bonnets pg 36Book: Wass, Ann Buermann & Fandrich, Michelle Webb. 2010 Clothing Through American History: The Federal Era through Antebellum, 1786-1860.
• Similar bonnet pictured pg 189Book: Waugh, Norah & Woodward, Margaret. 1968 The Cut of Women's Clothes: 1600 -1930.
• Pg 294