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Bonnet (Baby's bonnet)
1800-1900
Description
A baby's bonnet, made of cotton muslin. The bonnet is gathered at the back of the head. A ruffle along the brim and at the nape of the neck. The ruffle has a back vent in the center.
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1994.0107.034
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Eleanor A. Murphey in memory of Henry H. and Maria M. Albertson
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Object Number
1994.0107.034
Object Name
Bonnet (Baby's bonnet)
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Date
1800-1900
Materials
- Cotton
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Wass, Ann Buermann & Fandrich, Michelle Webb. 2010 Clothing Through American History: The Federal Era through Antebellum, 1786-1860.
• pg 186-87Thesis: Eisenbarth, Erin. 2002 Plain and peculiar: a case study of nineteenth-century Quaker clothing. 134 M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in Early American Culture
• pg 125-26