Crocheted black bonnet

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Identifier

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Title

Crocheted black bonnet

Date

1840

Description

A crocheted black bonnet with black linen lining in a variety of stitches with ruffles framing the face. The bonnet is 13" from the crown to the bottom edge of the curtain (the part that covers the nape of the neck, also called a bavolette). There is a black ribbon bow at the back and black ribbon ties at the front. Possibly a mourning hat.

Subject

Hats
Women's hats
Headgear

Source

Recollection Wisconsin

Relation

https://asset.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/ISGDOSJMNIN2W8R/M/s240-a3738.jpg

Date

1840

Source

Recollection Wisconsin

Subject

Hats
Women's hats
Headgear

Citation

“Crocheted black bonnet,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed May 18, 2024, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/13506.

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