Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Doll's bonnet
Object Number:
1950.199c
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Textile, straw
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 6.4 x 5.7 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Doll's bonnet of woven straw with pleated pink silk ruffle at collar with pink silk ties.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this hat was made at the Shaker community in Lebanon, NY.
Credit Line:
Gift of Betty Vail
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
