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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