The time has come for less talk, more bonnets…
Early 19th C. Poke Bonnet, Snowshill Costume Collection
Early 19th C. profile of Poke Bonnet, Snowshill Costume Collection
Ruched lining detail, early 19th C. Poke Bonnet, Snowshill Costume Collection
Detail of plaited straw, early 19th C., Snowshill Costume collection
An 1840s purple-brown silk velvet with a lining of cream silk stamped with the makers name ‘Miss Lincoln, milliner, Broad Row, Yarmouth.’
Profile of 1840s bonnet, purple brown silk, Snowshill Collection
Detail of flower and lace trim, 1840s bonnet, Snowshill Collection
Detail of velvet ribbon, 1840s
Front view of flower and lace trim bonnet, 1840s bonnet, Snowshill Collection
Detail of flower and lace trim, 1840s bonnet, Snowshill Collection
Quarter view, Detail of flower and lace trim, 1840s, Charles Paget Wade Hats & Bonnets Exhibition at Berrington Hall 2014
The complicated plait work on this 1840s bonnet was extremely fashionable during this period. The bonnet below is made from horsehair, cotton and straw.
Detail of artificial flower, 1840s bonnet, Snowshill Collection
Profile of 1840s bonnet, Hats and Bonnets at Berrington Hall 2014, Snowshill Collection
Quarter view of 1840s bonnet, Charles Paget Wade Hats & Bonnets Exhibition at Berrington Hall 2014
Crown view of 1840s bonnet, Snowshill Collection
Detail of Crown, 1840s bonnet, Snowshill Collection
Detail of 1840s lining, Snowshill collection
Detail of 1840s ribbon, Snowshill collection
1840s Bonnet
Profile of straw plait bonnet, 1840s
Profile view of scalloped edge straw plait bonnet, 1840s. Charles Paget Wade Hats & Bonnets Exhibition at Berrington Hall 2014
Detail of dawn-pink taffeta ruched over three rows of cane, 1840s bonnet.
Detail of punched velvet trim, 1840s bonnet
Detail of scalloped edge straw plait bonnet, 1840s.
Detail of garland of pink and maroon pressed-velvet petals and silk tulle on a wire frame pinned inside the brim, 1840s.
Detail of garland of pink and maroon pressed-velvet petals and silk tulle on a wire frame pinned inside the brim, 1840s.
Stamped Interior silk, 1940s, scalloped edge bonnet
Detail of garland of pink and maroon pressed-velvet petals and silk tulle on a wire frame pinned inside the brim, 1840s.
Stitching, interior lining, 1840s bonnet
Detail of garland of pink and maroon pressed-velvet petals and silk tulle on a wire frame pinned inside the brim, 1840s.
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