Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Baby bonnet
Object Number:
1943.238
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Cotton, silk
Dimensions:
overall (flat): 8 x 7 x 1 1/2 in. ( 20.3 x 17.8 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Baby bonnet with ivory cotton lace ruffles stitched to a net cap stiffened with two loops of wire(?); trimmed with lavender silk ribbon.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this bonnet was worn by Isabella Kramer, the donor's great-grandmother, who was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, around 1800.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Mata B. Roudin
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
