Bonnet
Category
Costume
Date
1840 - 1850
Materials
Textile
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1349756
Summary
Bonnet - Made from fancy braids of horsehair, cotton and straw (4cm) alternating with black and cream straw mesh (3cm). The crown has a side lining of black silk. The brim is lined with lapis lazuli blue silk ribbon joined to form fabric, ruched. The brim is edged with wire. The bonnet is swathed with blue ribbons crossed at the top. The ribbon bavolet is edged with narrow straw braid. There is a ribbon low centre back. There is a bunch of brown leaves and buds centre front. There are narrow blue ribbon ties. (female)
Provenance
Given to National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade