Baby bonnet
Category
Costume
Date
1935
Materials
Silk gauze, whitework embroidery, silk cord, padding, muslin, cotton cord.
Measurements
90 x 170 x 170 mm
Place of origin
Northern Ireland
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 605032
Summary
A baby's bonnet made from cream silk gauze. The padded crown is decorated with a circular silk cord detail and embroidered with whitework in a floral motif, with a cream silk rosette front left. The padded brim is made from shirred cream silk gauze, with a cotton cord for adjusting to fit, intact. The bonnet is fully lined in white muslin, with a frilled silk edging.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs Audrey Gaston