Bonnet
1840-1850
9 1/8 in. x 12 1/8 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Clothing and Accessories
Medium and Support:
cotton
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum
Accession Number:
1982.13
A white gauze bonnet lined in black net. It has a bow at the nape of the neck. The folds in the brim are separated by pieces of overlapping netting. In the 1840s, bonnets with black lining were worn by widowed women.