Bonnet
ca. 1840 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Brown silk sun bonnet trimmed with a ruched frill with a pinked edge and a bow at the centre back. The silk is pieced and has marks of previous stitching.
It has a ruched cap with a bavolet and a deep straight brim stiffened with narrow strips of card. There is a narrow brown silk ribbon threaded through a channel at the back of the cap to adjust the fit and two ribbons to tie under the chin.
It has a ruched cap with a bavolet and a deep straight brim stiffened with narrow strips of card. There is a narrow brown silk ribbon threaded through a channel at the back of the cap to adjust the fit and two ribbons to tie under the chin.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk |
| Brief description | Silk sun bonnet, England, ca. 1840 |
| Physical description | Brown silk sun bonnet trimmed with a ruched frill with a pinked edge and a bow at the centre back. The silk is pieced and has marks of previous stitching. It has a ruched cap with a bavolet and a deep straight brim stiffened with narrow strips of card. There is a narrow brown silk ribbon threaded through a channel at the back of the cap to adjust the fit and two ribbons to tie under the chin. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Mrs H LARMOTH HEATON CHAPEL worn by date 1840' (On a glazed white cotton label stitched to the back ribbon ) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs E.M. Plews |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.289-1983 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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