White poke bonnet of crêpe silk, trimmed gauze ribbon and flowers. Made on wire frame, partly silk covered. [FB 17/02/2015]

Collection type: Object
Description: White poke bonnet of crêpe silk, trimmed gauze ribbon and flowers. Made on wire frame, partly silk covered. [FB 17/02/2015]
Long description: White poke bonnet of crêpe silk, trimmed gauze ribbon and flowers. Made on wire frame, partly silk covered. The bonnet has a pleated projecting brim. A band of silk flowers in pink on a green stem has been stitched around the top of the bonnet. Lengths of trimed gauze ribbon have been tied around the bonnet and tied in bows at the back. [FB 17/02/2015]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England Essex
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Miss M.E. Bullock; PRM source Margaret F. Irvine
Date / Period: Date made: Circa 1850
Date collected: By 1948
Acquisition information: Donated: 1948
Materials and processes: Material Silk Textile Animal, Material Ribbon Textile, Material Metal Wire, Process Gauze Woven, Process Stitched, Process Tied
Dimensions: Height: max 230 mm, Width: max 870 mm approx
Object numbers: Accession number: 1949.9.217
Research and responses: OED online: Poke bonnet: 1. A bonnet with a projecting brim, fashionable esp. in the 19th cent. [AP 26/09/2006]
OED online: Gauze: A very thin, transparent fabric of silk, linen, or cotton. [AP 26/09/2006]

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