Could it be a calash that you're looking for? It's a 18th c thing. Can we have a picture of the item you're trying to date? --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 7:29 PM, Suzanne <sovag...@cybermesa.com> wrote: > Hello 19th century experts! I'm trying to date a bonnet which was donated to > the museum where I work -- but 19th century bonnets are not my area of > expertise. The donors called this a "pumpkin" bonnet from "early 1800s" but > I have doubts about that, and the only similar examples I found in a quick > internet search were American Civil War era. I'm inclined to go with a > "circa 1860" date but I'd be delighted to hear from someone who actually > knows something! :-) > > The bonnet is made of brown silk, constructed in concentric rows of thick > ruching, with tiny bows at the top center of each row, and a short bavolet. > It's softer and more spherical in shape than this one (because the back is > less defined and the bavolet is not as heavily gathered): > > http://darlinganddash.com/bonnetcardboard.html > > I don't yet have a picture of our bonnet -- but go ahead and make suggestions > anyway. No matter what, I'll learn something! > Thanks, > Suzanne _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
