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Bonnet

Art

Lacy straw braid stitched into fabric forming bonnet with cylindrical crown and flaring deep brim at angle to crown. Buckram (?) lining in crown walls. Brim lined with pale peach plainwoven silk. No trims.

G91.169

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1838

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

American

Straw

Bonnet

Woman

Hat

Braid

Cylinder

Buckram

Silk

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