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Bonnet

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Child's bonnet with woven straw design and netting. Straw "curls" rows from back of hat to brim. Floral semi-circles of straw and net adorn the brim. Back of hat has strings of small straw balls covering the entire back. Brown velvet lining on inside of brim with remainder of lining cotton. Brim is adorned with small black beads.

75.184.1

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Headwear

Child, Female

Historic Costume

Hat

Female

Velvet

Straw

Beads

Cotton

Brown

5-3/4 in

6-3/4 in

4-1/2 in

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