Black Bonnet
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2014002
Title
Black Bonnet
Description
Black bonnet of fishnet, wire, beads, sequins, and ribbon; structure composed of three wires intersecting at center and two thread-covered wire circumferences; small beads sewn in fish scale pattern on fishnet; larger beads on top; sequins clustered at center front; two black ribbons tied in center back with 25'' tails.; Black bonnet of fishnet, wire beads, sequins, and ribbon; structure composed of three wires intersecting at center, and two thread-covered wire circumferences; small beads sewn in fish scale pattern on fishnet; larger beads on top; sequins clustered at center front; two black ribbons tied in center back with 25'' tails.
Date
1880-1889
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
2 inches (center front length), other measurements: 24 inches (circumference), 25 inches (ribbon tails)
Type
Physical Object
Spatial Coverage
United States
Temporal Coverage
1880s
Rights
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Rights Holder
© Vassar College Costume Collection. Images in this collection may be used for teaching, classroom presentation, and research purposes only. For other reuse, reproduction and publication of these images, contact costumeshop@vassar.edu.
Costume Item Type Metadata
Cataloguer with Date
Quinn Milton, 3/26/14
Color Main
black
Dimensions CF Length
2
Dimensions Other
24 inches (circumference), 25 inches (ribbon tails)
Dimensions All
2 inches (center front length), other measurements: 24 inches (circumference), 25 inches (ribbon tails)
Date Earliest
1880
Date Latest
1890
Culture
American
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Hats
Condition Term
poor
Condition
Missing beads, loose thread and wire; bent wire structure tears in ribbon mended with brown thread.
Storage Location
A8
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Work Type
bonnet
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