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Bonnet

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Girl’s bonnet, entirely hand stitched pink silk taffeta, drawn over canes with pleated double edge frill around a peaked brim. Stiffened bavolet. Lined with coarse tarlatan and buckram. One rosette of narrow matching pink ribbon pinned to proper left inside chin point.

G2009.046

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Headwear

Child, Female

Historic Costume

Hat

Female

Taffeta

Silk

Pink

1858 - 1860

American

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