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Wedding bonnet
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Wedding bonnet
- Place of origin:
Great Britain, UK (made)
- Date:
1870-75 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
silk satin trimmed with artificial flowers and velvet, silk lining
- Credit Line:
Given by Miss Juliet Reckitt and Messrs. G.F & A.L. Reckitt
- Museum number:
T.165-1923
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Ivory (originally pale blue) satin bonnet trimmed with ribbons, artificial white lilac and tinted velvet ivy leaves.
Place of Origin
Great Britain, UK (made)
Date
1870-75 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
silk satin trimmed with artificial flowers and velvet, silk lining
Exhibition History
Unveiled: 200 years of wedding glamour from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. (Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington 17/12/2011-22/04/2012)
The White Wedding Dress: 200 Years of Wedding Fashions (Bendigo Art Gallery 01/08/2011-06/11/2011)
Labels and date
Going-away bonnet
Britain
1870-5
Silk satin, originally pale blue, trimmed with ribbons, artificial white lilac and tinted velvet ivy leaves
Given by Miss Juliet Reckitt and Messrs G.F. & A.L. Reckitt
V&A: T.164-1923 [2011]
Materials
Silk; Artificial flowers; Velvet ribbon
Techniques
Millinery
Categories
Clothing; Fashion; Marriage; Accessories; Hats & headwear
Collection code
T&F
