Bonnet
- Description
- Trimmed with real twigs, the flowers and leaves are probably made of silk. It has wide silk ribbons for tying the bonnet on under the chin. In some cases, they were tied under the hair at the back of the neck. The style is typical of the 1880s.
- Accession Loan No.
- 39/1935/2c
- Collection Class
- Clothing and accessories
- Common Name
- bonnet
- Simple Name
- bonnet
- Dimensions
- crown depth 190 mm
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Production Date
- c 1880
- Production Year Low
- 1880
- Production Year High
- 1886
- Production Continent
- Europe
- Family Group
- Material
- silk (velvet); wood ( natural twigs); crape (silk); gutta percha; cotton velvet
