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Bonnet
Object/Artifact
One Shaker sister's bonnet made of natural color straw with straw braiding where the brim that meets at the crown. On the inside of the crown is a paper label with the following written on it: "8".
86.17.2
Genesee Country Village and Museum
1880 - 1910
United States of America
North America
Clothing Accessories, Women
7 in
6-1/4 in
9-1/2 in
1
Straw
Cotton
Wire
Paper