Bonnet
1830-1880 (made)
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Woman's bonnet of yellow silk woven with gold metal thread, edged at the front with a band gold metal bobbin lace, embroidered with three-dimensional gold and silver thread and wire and decorated with gold spangles and red and blue glass beads.
The bonnet has been made in two halves and is seamed across the top from front to back. The ground fabric has been pieced at the front to sections of similar fabric and two patches of printed cotton [shlwl pattern in shades of brown and beige]. When worn, these seams would have been hidden beneath an attached frill of lace or starched linen.
There is a cotton drawstring around the lower edge and the bonnet is lined with white linen; there is a metal hook sewn onto the lining on either side of the centre front.
The bonnet has been made in two halves and is seamed across the top from front to back. The ground fabric has been pieced at the front to sections of similar fabric and two patches of printed cotton [shlwl pattern in shades of brown and beige]. When worn, these seams would have been hidden beneath an attached frill of lace or starched linen.
There is a cotton drawstring around the lower edge and the bonnet is lined with white linen; there is a metal hook sewn onto the lining on either side of the centre front.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk and metal thread embroidered with metal thread, metal lace and beads |
| Brief description | Bonnet, Austrian, 1830-1880. Silk, embroidered and trimmed with metal braids |
| Physical description | Woman's bonnet of yellow silk woven with gold metal thread, edged at the front with a band gold metal bobbin lace, embroidered with three-dimensional gold and silver thread and wire and decorated with gold spangles and red and blue glass beads. The bonnet has been made in two halves and is seamed across the top from front to back. The ground fabric has been pieced at the front to sections of similar fabric and two patches of printed cotton [shlwl pattern in shades of brown and beige]. When worn, these seams would have been hidden beneath an attached frill of lace or starched linen. There is a cotton drawstring around the lower edge and the bonnet is lined with white linen; there is a metal hook sewn onto the lining on either side of the centre front. |
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| Credit line | Given by James Mark Julian Peto-Gundersen |
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| Accession number | T.246-2001 |
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| Record created | August 15, 2001 |
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