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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:American
Title:Bonnet
Date Made:ca. 1800
Type:Clothing
Materials:Silk and lace
Place Made:North America; United States
Measurements:extended length 18 in.
Accession Number:  MH SK B.18.U.D.1.2
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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SKINNER CATALOGUE: An old hooped bonnet in brown silk, sometimes called bashful bonnet or calash from the old fashioned chaise or shay, the top of which folded in the same way. Back stiffened, sides lined with white silk and lace. Style worn about 1800. Extended length about 18". cat. 1/11/1937.

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clothing; hats

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