Bonnet
Description
A cream-coloured silk baptismal bonnet with two large silk ribbons attached to each side. There is an embroidered circle on the bonnet with triangles radiating from it. It is edged with a strip of gathered silk ribbon which forms the brim. On the inside the bonnet is lined with silk ruching.
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Production place
Production period
Classification
Collection
Credit line
The
bonnet
was
made
in
England
about
1910.
It
was
brought
to
New
Zealand
in
the
1920s.
It
was
worn
by
members
of
the
Haarer
and
Faulls
families
for
their
christenings.
Accession number
TM.2002.516
Collection type
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