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
Here's a link:
http://www.ageofantiquity.com/millinery.html
Scroll down to the 1840s pink silk bonnet and there's your shape-- or
at least the shape of the cardboard one you linked to.
By the 1850s, brims were shorter, and in the 60s very short indeed,
and a different shape. However,
At 07:29 PM 3/22/2012, you 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
Yes, I thought of Uglies, too, but the one link she supplied made it
seem slightly different (way more constructed) than those, which were
usually collapsable, weren't they? Just cane bows with a fabric cover
lining, kind of like a covered wagon top ;)
==Marjorie Wilser
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