Straw Bonnet Trimmed with Silk Ribbon and Flowers

Women's accessories--1850s
Newhall, Adeline Parsons 1826-1904

A bonnet owned by Adeline Parsons Newhall (1826-1904). Fancy plaited straw, drawn pink silk lining over wire supports, crown lined with a wide pink ribbon. 3" bavolet (curtain) of netting and horsehair. Exterior trimmed with wide silk ribbon; silk flowers under brim on either side; silk ribbon ties. Length approx. 9", crown tip diameter 5".

Unknown.

1854 ca.

Gift of Adeline Boyden (Mrs. Clyde) Horn, 1901-2000.

CHS

CHS. Fair Use

CHS-1988-001-031

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Physical object.

CHS-1988-028

Conway, Mass.

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