Here's a link:
http://www.ageofantiquity.com/millinery.html
Scroll down to the 1840s pink silk bonnet and there's your shape-- or
at least the shape of the cardboard one you linked to.
By the 1850s, brims were shorter, and in the 60s very short indeed,
and a different shape. However, quilted bonnets in the shape shown by
your link were still worn for winter protection. They were usually
updated in shape to whatever decade they were from, but not always.
==Marjorie Wilser
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Three Toad Press
http://3toad.blogspot.com/
On Mar 22, 2012, at 7:29 PM, Suzanne wrote:
Hello 19th century experts! I'm trying to date a bonnet which was
donated to the museum where I work -- but 19th century bonnets are
not my area of expertise. The donors called this a "pumpkin" bonnet
from "early 1800s" but I have doubts about that, and the only
similar examples I found in a quick internet search were American
Civil War era. I'm inclined to go with a "circa 1860" date but I'd
be delighted to hear from someone who actually knows something! :-)
The bonnet is made of brown silk, constructed in concentric rows of
thick ruching, with tiny bows at the top center of each row, and a
short bavolet. It's softer and more spherical in shape than this
one (because the back is less defined and the bavolet is not as
heavily gathered):
http://darlinganddash.com/bonnetcardboard.html
I don't yet have a picture of our bonnet -- but go ahead and make
suggestions anyway. No matter what, I'll learn something!
Thanks,
Suzanne
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