Bonnet

Straw and palm leaf bonnet with iridescent blue silk flounce and ribbons, Canterbury, NH

Object ID:
1957.9289.1
Community:
New Hampshire, Canterbury
Description

Woven rye straw and Cuban palm leaf bonnet, naturally colored. Front rim and back seam have woven straw tape 3/8" wide. Flounce is attached to bonnet for 11" and starts and ends about 1/2" from front of flounce. Flounce is steel blue silk, tightly pleated near back and about 5 1/8" long at longest point. Ribbon ties attach on the front edge, underside of flounce and are 2 1/4" wide x 21 3/4" long. Interior sides of the bonnet are iridescent steel blue silk, crown has cream-colored net. Fabric seam beneath the two is 1/2" wide, taupe silk.

New Hampshire Canterbury

New Hampshire Canterbury

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Shaker Museum Bonnet. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=3597. Accessed on November 15, 2024

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