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Bonnet silk
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Textile fragment
Bonnet silk
probably English or French, used in America
about 1832
Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Place of Manufacture: probably England or France
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 12.4 cm (5 1/8 x 4 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Asa Gray
Accession Number98.60e
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBright yellow textile fragment, holes from former seam along left edge
ProvenanceFrom a bonnet worn by a member of the donor's father's family (Charles Greeley Loring, 1794-1868); Mrs. Asa Gray (Jane Lathrop Loring, 1821-1909); Gift to the MFA, April, 1898