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Hat, Sunbonnet

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Sunbonnet with wide straw brim edged with two different patterns of flowered cotton. Crown, neck ruffle, and ties made of hand-woven blue and white checked linen. Hand and machine stitched.

77.99.1

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Accessory

Adult, Female

Historic Costume

Hat

Female

Cotton

Straw

Linen

Tan

Blue

White

United States of America

North America

15-1/8 in

13 in

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