Yes, I thought of Uglies, too, but the one link she supplied made it
seem slightly different (way more constructed) than those, which were
usually collapsable, weren't they? Just cane bows with a fabric cover
& lining, kind of like a covered wagon top ;)
==Marjorie Wilser
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On Mar 22, 2012, at 8:25 PM, Joan Jurancich wrote:
At 07:29 PM 3/22/2012, you 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
Your description sounds like it might be an "ugly" from the first
half of the 1800s or late 1790s. An ugly was worn to protect the
relatively high coiffure and cap when travelling; it could very well
look something like a pumpkin. It was usually constructed with
caning (or wires).
Joan Jurancich
joa...@surewest.net
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