A child's bonnet, crocheted with cream colored cotton with a half dozen stitch patterns. The bonnet is lined with cotton and ties at the front with a cotton (or linen) cloth tie.
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Materials
Cotton
Linen
Museum Object Number
2013.0048.045
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Sandy Lerner
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Object Number
2013.0048.045
Object Name
Bonnet
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Materials
Cotton
Linen
Techniques
Crocheted
Dimensions (inches)
6 (W) x 5.3 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
14 (W) x 13.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: Sotheby's Castle Howard Costume Collection (Olympia Oct 2003).
• Similar bonnets pg 36
Book: Wass, Ann Buermann & Fandrich, Michelle Webb. 2010 Clothing Through American History: The Federal Era through Antebellum, 1786-1860.