calash bonnet

DateLate 1700s to Early 1800s

Terms

Bonnets
Silk Fiber
Wicker
Wood

Dimensions27.94 × 3.81 × 39.37 cm (11 × 1 1/2 × 15 1/2 in.)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. William Coburn (1986)

Object numberCOS87.4

DescriptionA calash style or collapsible bonnet made of green silk accordion pleated on a wicker frame with 10 stays. The bonnet features a double layer of pleated & drawn thread fringed silk and a green silk bow in back. Formerly attached under the chin, now detached, are two bright green silk ribbon ties.

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