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Bonnet
Description
An infant bonnet. Knit with very fine needles and high gauge wool yarn, this bonnet features several stitch patterns. A linen tape corded at the bottom is equipped with a drawstring.
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Materials
- Wool
Museum Object Number
2013.0048.046
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Sandy Lerner
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Object Number
2013.0048.046
Object Name
Bonnet
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Materials
- Wool
Techniques
- Knitted
Measurement Notes
Circumfrence is 49 cm. This is a little skull cap, circumfrence is the most reliable measurement to take.
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.
• pg 189-90