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Bonnet

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Girl’s bonnet with a cardboard 'tunnel' brim with square corners, covered with aqua silk taffeta; crown directly behind of same silk gathered onto back of brim, and other edge gathered onto disk of covered cardboard, surmounted with matched ribbon rosette 6” ruffle or cape. Unlined. No ties.

G88.160

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Child, Female

Headwear

Historic Costume

Bonnet

Female

Taffeta

Green

1800 - 1825

American

Pennsylvania

United States of America

North America

Quaker

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