Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2023.023.072 |
Object Name |
Bonnet |
Material |
Cotton |
Collection |
Emerson Family Objects |
Description |
Small white cotton bonnet with embrodiered sprig pattern in off-white and green. Brim is constructed of two layers of fabric, the outer fabric is heavier than the light cotton of the rest of the bonnet and is trimmed with lace. The head and neck of the bonnet are thin white cotton trimmed with white lace. The head fabric is embroidered with floral sprigs, like the brim. The neck fabric is not embroidered. The head fabric is attached to the brim with four very small lace covered buttons. Fabric ties are affixed to the corners of the bonnet brim. A gathering string is present in the interior seam between the head and neck fabric. |
Search Terms |
Emerson Homestead |
Subjects |
Bonnets Clothing and dress |
People |
Emerson, Lilian (née Ellis), 1868-1958 |