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Hat, Sunbonnet

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Cotton lady's sunbonnet with dimity brim. Machine and hand-stitching present throughout, with the hand-stitching being very small in some areas, and rather large and sloppy in other areas. Long ties from sides. Brim is deep while crown is relatively shallow. Long bavolet hangs from the crown with machined hem edge. Bavolet is drawn and then stitched by hand to the crown. Simple ruffle around edge of brim

2021.013.002

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Headwear

Adult, Female

Historic Costume

Bonnet

Female

Dimity

Cotton

White

1855 - 1890

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