Bonnet
H. L. Sheldon
Category
Costume
Date
1845
Materials
Textile
Place of origin
Hendon
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1349752
Summary
Bonnet - Made from leghorn straw with a lining of fine ivory silk woven with the name of the maker 'H L Sheldon, Hendon. Millinery Specialsit'. The inside of the brim is covered with ruched cream silk chiffon.The edge of the brim is wired. The bavolet is missing. It is trimmed with cream and mauve striped silk ribbon across the middle of the bonnet and extending into ties behind the brim. (female)
Provenance
Given to National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade
Makers and roles
H. L. Sheldon