Bonnet
ca. 1840 (made)
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Dull gray-blue silk covered coal-scuttle bonnet with silk ribbons, untrimmed
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | black silk lined in cream silk over card? base |
| Brief description | Quaker woman's bonnet, early-mid 1800s, sea-grey silk |
| Physical description | Dull gray-blue silk covered coal-scuttle bonnet with silk ribbons, untrimmed |
| Object history | Quaker clothing, while of good quality and using quality fabrics, was frequently modest and understated, without trimming or ornamentation. Colours were subtle, in shades of brown, deep red, olive, grey and other non-bright hues, as well as black. The Quaker bonnet, with its coal-scuttle shape, is particularly evocative of early-mid 19th century Quaker female style. This bonnet is covered in a subtle bluish-greenish grey silk, which would have been an appropriate shade for Quaker wear. |
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| Accession number | 461-1906 |
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| Record created | August 15, 2008 |
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