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Bonnet

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Girl's bonnet; wired buckram base; peaked raised brim; covered with bands of ruched red satin alternating with bands of straw and silk woven in an openwork plaid pattern; the bavolet is made of the red satin edged with straw band; the rim, bavoet and crown are bordered with a row of crystal and black seed beads; no ties.

G2010.072

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Headwear

Child, Female

Historic Costume

Hat

Female

Satin

Silk

Pink

Brown

1855 - 1858

American

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