Poke Bonnet
ca. 1816 (made)
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Woman's poke bonnet with high cylindrical poke and wide brim, cream beaver plush trimmed with brown velvet ribbons and cream ostrich feathers. The brim faced with cream silk satin which has oxidised to a soft brownish colour
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | silk satin, beaver plush, velvet ribbon, ostrich feathers |
| Brief description | F, beaver, 1816c, English; Christy's London, ostrich feather velvet ribbon trim |
| Physical description | Woman's poke bonnet with high cylindrical poke and wide brim, cream beaver plush trimmed with brown velvet ribbons and cream ostrich feathers. The brim faced with cream silk satin which has oxidised to a soft brownish colour |
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| Object history | The poke of the bonnet is very like the crown of a contemporary man's top hat. We also have a man's cream plush top hat from the same period which has oxidised to almost exactly the same colour as this bonnet, and is in a very similar fabric, but made in slightly larger dimensions. The main structural difference between the two hats is in the shape of their brims. See T.765B-1913 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.112-1937 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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