Cotton Ruffled Day Bonnet- c.1810-1820: 1812 History

Cotton Ruffled Day Bonnet- c.1810-1820

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Media Type:: Object
Description:: A day bonnet made of very fine cotton lawn fabric with handworked cotton lace edging and inserts. There are also bands around the cap where the material is gathered in between and lace trim and inset.

These caps were indoor caps or lingerie caps and were meant to be worn indoors. They were also worn under an outdoor bonnet. In portraits or illustrations you will often see a frill around the inside of a bonnet and it is most likely the indoor bonnet framing the lady's face.

It is believed that this bonnet was created by Mrs. John Rosebank in Beamsville, circa 1810-1820. The bonnet is a good example of domestic clothing worn during the time of the War of 1812-1814.
Dimensions:: Width: 18
Height: 20
Length: 17
Subject(s):: Bonnets
Clothing & dress - Women's clothing
War of 1812
War of 1812- Domestic Life
Local identifier:: 972.178.1
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Cotton Ruffled Day Bonnet- c.1810-1820

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A day bonnet made of very fine cotton lawn fabric with handworked cotton lace edging and inserts. There are also bands around the cap where the material is gathered in between and lace trim and inset.

These caps were indoor caps or lingerie caps and were meant to be worn indoors. They were also worn under an outdoor bonnet. In portraits or illustrations you will often see a frill around the inside of a bonnet and it is most likely the indoor bonnet framing the lady's face.

It is believed that this bonnet was created by Mrs. John Rosebank in Beamsville, circa 1810-1820. The bonnet is a good example of domestic clothing worn during the time of the War of 1812-1814.