sunbonnet
Summary
White twilled cotton, lined with white twilled cotton; one straight section, vie close lines of piping at front edge, three of them continuing round bottom front corner to met strings; two tucks, piped at base, near front edge; five gathered lines of piping extending to back, closer together and more closely gathered towards back, backmost line of piping sewn to small rounded back section; bottom edge of bonnet bound, two frills sewn above bottom edge, the lower extending further forward than the upper; strip of cotton trimming CB above frill, caught to from two loops and two hanging ends.
Object Name
sunbonnet
Date Created
1840-1870
Dimensions
back to front: 25.4cm
length (top to bottom): 43.2cm
accession number
1954.860
Collection Group
Medium
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