Girl's Bonnet
1830-1850 (made)
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Girl's bonnet of white catgut mesh, embroidered with knots of gilt straw and lined with white tarlatan. The bonnet has wired edges, and an upstanding brim which extends downwards into a curving wing on each side: the tying strings of white ribbon are stitched one to each of the two downcurving wings, and tie to the true right side, beneath the chin.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Catgut embroidered with straw and lined with tarlatan |
| Brief description | Girl's bonnet of catgut and straw; probably English, 1830-1850 |
| Physical description | Girl's bonnet of white catgut mesh, embroidered with knots of gilt straw and lined with white tarlatan. The bonnet has wired edges, and an upstanding brim which extends downwards into a curving wing on each side: the tying strings of white ribbon are stitched one to each of the two downcurving wings, and tie to the true right side, beneath the chin. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs. Millicent Redmayne |
| Object history | Said to be from the family of the donor's great great grandmother Elizabeth Dolling Elkett (1792-1858) of Dorset |
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| Accession number | B.300-1999 |
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| Record created | January 18, 2000 |
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