Child's bonnet
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Silk and lace
Measurements
420 mm (length); 225 mm (width)
Place of origin
Glendower Place, 2
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 658109
Summary
A cream silk child's bonnet, circular in shape and padded at the top. The silk at the brim is trimmed with lace. The front of the bonnet has a lace flower type shape in the centre. There are an additional two rows of lace trim at the front. The inside lining of the bonnet is white and the manufacturer or owner's name and address 'Mrs. Rhind' is printed in gold coloured ink within a circle. The two silk straps to tie the bonnet on are badly shattered.
Marks and inscriptions
Inside the bonnet, within a circle, the address is around the inner edge, the name is in the centre: '2, GLENDOWER PLACE / LONDON. S.W. / MRS. RHIND'