Bonnet
Category
Costume
Date
1900 - 1940
Materials
Silk satin, silk ribbon, cotton lace.
Measurements
180 mm (Width); 370 mm (Length)
Collection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1657976
Summary
A girl's bonnet, made from pale blue silk satin and net. The bonnet is pleated for shaping around the crown and nape, trimmed with cotton net around the brim and lower hem, with pale pink silk satin ties for fastening. The cotton net is embroidered with fine silk ribbons in shades of pink, green, yellow, apricot and lavender in a floral pattern. To go with 1657977, matching coat.
Provenance
Object included in general transfer of low value objects on the settlement of the estate of Lady Mairi Bury, 2012.