Object Details
- Description
- This bonnet from 1850-1874 is what a Quaker woman would have worn. Quaker bonnets were much plainer than the fashionable bonnets of the nineteenth century, with less adornment. They changed very little in style and shape making them difficult to date accurately. This bonnet with its quilted lining and skirt section would offer warmth to the wearer during inclement weather.
- This bonnet is constructed of dark navy blue velvet with a quilted maroon lining and curtain. The bonnet fastens with two black ribbon ties with a single long maroon ribbon attached to either side of the front edges. It measures 12 ½ inches high by 9 ½ inches wide by 12 inches deep.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Priscilla H. Corbett
- 1850-1874
- ID Number
- 1983.0805.04
- accession number
- 1983.0805
- catalog number
- 1983.0805.04
- Object Name
- bonnet
- Object Type
- Accessories Worn on the Body
- Headwear
- weddings
- Woman
- Cap
- Other Terms
- bonnet; Headwear; Accessories Worn on the Body; Female; Quaker
- Physical Description
- velvet (overall material)
- blue, navy (overall color)
- maroon (lining color)
- Related Publication
- Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
- National Museum of American History. Treasures of American History online exhibition
- Related Web Publication
- https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/treasures-american-history
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Costume
- Clothing & Accessories
- National Treasures exhibit
- Religion
- Many Voices, One Nation
- National Museum of American History
- possibly used by
- Quakers
- Subject
- Weddings
- Record ID
- nmah_373410
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-eda7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
