Bonnet

Silk and straw summer bonnet owned by Sister Emma J. Neale, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1957.8277.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Description

Summer bonnet with oversize blinders, woven of straw. Splints alternate between a natural color and a dark brown. Trimmed at the front brim and where the crown joins the back with a woven straw tape about 3/8" wide. Pleated, chocolate brown silk with a 1/4" wide gold border attached to the back of the bonnet and the back 4" of the sides. A darker brown silk ribbon, about 1 1/4" wide and about 20" long, attached to the sides of the bonnet and used for ties.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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