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Sunbonnet
American
mid-19th century
Object Place: USA
Medium/Technique
Cotton quilted fabric and cotton eyelet trim
Dimensions
29.5 x 40 cm (11 5/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Eleanor E. Barry
Accession Number53.2250
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSunbonnet; white cotton; crown full with drawstring around neck; brim quilted, by machine stitching, in design of quatrefoil worked through cotton facing, stiff buckram, and cotton backing; double narrow flounce of eyelet embroidery around face and neck edges.