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Bonnet

Object/Artifact

Purple silk velvet bonnet with brim of double serpentine bands of braided straw and chenille. Silk velvet blossoms and pressed velvet leaves. Purple velvet back puff, satin single-faced ribbons ties. Labeled on the inside "E. H. Fielding & Co."

G2021.24.002

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1880 - 1890

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Cloth Label

Inside hat

"E.H. Fielding & Co. 14 West 22nd St. N.Y."

English

Embroidered

Bonnet

Hat

Purple

Velvet

Braiding

E.H.Fielding & Co

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