Monday, April 9, 2012

1840's Straw Bonnet

I love bonnets, I suppose that's why
so many of my dolls wear them!     

This is my 1840's straw spoon bonnet
 that I wore when I went to historic
 art shows or historic re-enactments. 
(I rarely go anymore, I'm just getting
too old for that sort of thing).  
 Embellished with an antique 4 inch
 wide French silk ribbon in a
wonderful cinnamon color.
I purchased this spoon bonnet
from a company called
 "Just Two Tailors",they
have a wonderful selection
of historic straw hats and bonnets.
I used velvet flowers and leaves,
 vintage German spun cotton and composition
 fruits, berries, mushrooms
and vintage glass balls as decoration
for the bonnet.

 A small spray of flowers
on the inside too.
The interior is lined with muslin.
 The bavolet is hand crocheted.
You can see the functional ties.
Often the ribbon on a bonnet was
just for decoration.
Below are links to bonnets at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art.


http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/80093996

http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/80044511






 










5 comments:

  1. Oh, how beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
    Hugs,
    Susan

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  2. Thank you for your kind words about my dolls. I'll be happy to look after your creativity. I love textile dolls. I am a member Maida Dolls Group.Olga/

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  3. I took the tour of bonnets. Amazing. I loved them all. thanks you for putting this up for us. martha

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  4. I don't know how I missed this post. I really enjoyed the tour of bonnets at the art museum and am saving these links. I also realized the spoon bonnet you have pictured above is the one you are wearing in your profile picture on MAIDA...right? Lovely bonnet and lovely photo!

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  5. Sherri, I just saw your storybook doll this morning; she's so very pretty. You do amazing work. Charlotte

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