Baby bonnet
Category
Costume
Date
1860 - 1900
Materials
Embroidered cotton net, cotton lace.
Measurements
230 x 180 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603791
Summary
A baby's bonnet made from white cotton net. The cotton net ground is decorated with needle run embroidery in a mixed motif of feather stitch, spots and flowers, with matching embroidery on the ends of the long net ties centre front. It is gathered for shaping around the back of the crown and the nape is trimmed with a band of white cotton lace.