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Bonnet
American
About 1855–60
Object Place: USA
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave (taffeta), trimmed with machine lace and silk flowers
Dimensions
Overall: 76.2cm (30in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Alice C. Smith
Accession Number54.1017
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionA taupe taffeta bonnet trimmed with cording and black lace, white lace ruching around face and under brim with bunches of minute lilies of the valley and purple double violets, narrow black satin ribbon ties at tips of brim, broad taupe taffeta ribbon streamers in center front, at top of brim a rosette of pinked self taffeta.
ProvenanceWorn with dress (54.1015) by donor's grandmother, Clarissa Harlowe Lewis (Mrs. Stephen Smith), born 1802, of Chatham, Mass. Gift to the MFA, 1954