Bonnet
- Object Name:
- Bonnet
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.507
- Date:
- circa 1885
- Description:
- Bonnet, baby's. Cream satin covered with gathered chiffon, trimmed with cream satin, and net around face. Lined with cream silk and featherstitiched. Satin tubing as decoration. Snaps indicate either underchin ties or other closing. Handsewn satin.
- Material:
- Textile
Satin
Silk - Provenance:
- Collected by the donor's sister, Marion L. Cass (1894-1963). Miss Cass developed the collection around a core of the personal possessions of her mother, Lillie M. (Wilson) Cass (1867-1951), and added objects passed down in neighboring Haverhill, NH, families. Later, while living and working in Littleton, NH, she devoted her spare time to expanding her collection, eventually representing over a century of changes in clothing and accessory styles.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Merwin P. Cass
- Subjects:
- Bonnets, Children's clothing and dress
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