Bonnet

Description

This bonnet has very elaborate trimmings of ribbons, net and bunches of white currants. The leaves are probably of fabric while the currants may well be made of wax. Wax was much used during the later 19th and early 20th centuries for making fruit and berries for hat trimmings and head-dresses.

Accession Loan No.

82/1929/21

Collection Class

Clothing and accessories

Common Name

bonnet

Simple Name

bonnet

Dimensions

crown depth 180 mm

Period Classification

Victorian (1837-1901)

Production Date

c 1880

Production Year Low

1880

Production Year High

1890

Production Continent

Europe

Family Group



Material

silk; wax