On View
Not on viewquilted bonnet
Dateca. 1840
Terms
- Bonnets
- Cotton
- Linen
- Silk Fiber
Dimensions29.21 × 7.62 × 27.94 cm (11 1/2 × 3 × 11 in.)
MarkingsA cloth label inside the crown of the bonnet reads: "Miss Mary Hodges Perkins / Salem Mass / 1846"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Edward Browne and Mrs. Alicia G. Conlon
Object numberCos81.29
DescriptionA bonnet made of green and pink shot silk. The bonnet is lightly padded and features a single blue and pink patterned silk tie on the proper left side and a matching bow at the back. The interior is lined with brown cotton or linen.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
