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Bonnet
Art
Fine flat Leghorn straw braid, flat round back; high brim extended over forehead, narrow and straight at temple. Green/brown striped silk taffeta ribbon on crown, & ties, interfaced bavolet. Supplementary short ties of simple pale silk ribbon. Coarse black and white netting frill at inside top, with lavender silk ribbon rosettes.
G90.289
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1860 - 1865
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
American
Woman
Leghorn
Straw
Braid
Taffeta
Bavolet
Netting
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