Baby bonnet
Category
Costume
Date
1860 - 1870
Materials
Cotton lawn, cotton lace, white embroidery, broderie anglaise, cotton tape.
Measurements
160 x 170 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604123
Summary
A baby's bonnet made from white cotton lawn. The bonnet has a broderie anglaise crown, embroidered with a star centre back, with a brim decorated with a band of whitework embroidery and lines of faggoting stitch and three tiers of white cotton lace. The nape has a matching trim of cotton lace. The bonnet is unlined and has two cotton tape ties, intact.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs Killen, Bangor