Bonnet

Straw and palm leaf bonnet with dark gray silk flounce, Canterbury, NH

Object ID:
1957.9291.1
Community:
New Hampshire, Canterbury
Description

Naturally-colored rye straw and Cuban palm leaf woven bonnet. Front edge and back seam are edged with straw woven in dissimilar, tighter pattern. Steel gray silk flounce that is attached to bonnet for 13" and begins/ends about 1 1/8" from front. Tightly pleated. Flounce is 5 7/8" wide near front and 5 5/8" wide at back. Interior sides are lined with same material as flounce. Fabric seam between sides and crown is 5/8" wide and light gray silk. Interior crown is cream-colored netting/mesh. No bonnet ties.

New Hampshire Canterbury

New Hampshire Canterbury

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Shaker Museum Bonnet. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=151. Accessed on September 23, 2024

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