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C1862-1864 SPOON BONNET OF BLUE SILK TAFFETA
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Item Code: 1307-62
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A wonderful example of a very fashionable spoon bonnet c.1862-1864, from the Texas Civil War Museum. The bonnet is made from iridescent cornflower blue silk taffeta mounted on a buckram frame. The brim and front of the crown is accented with a band of three ruffles and two rows of silk drawn over tiny round canes, finished with another single ruffle on the opposite edge of the band.
The bavolet is styled with offset box pleats that meet in the center back; a narrow edging of very fine black lace trims the bottom of the bavolet.
A band of ivory silk ribbon with a blue and ivory plaid edge wraps over the brim of the bonnet and is formed into a large bow with short and long ends on the right side of the bonnet. A large cluster of ivory flowers, sheer blue leaves, and brown buds sits on top of a very fine wide black and ivory lace with a looped edge. The top of the inside of the brim has a long cluster of silk flowers in shades of blue with ivory buds and green leaves. The sides of the inside of the brim have a deep box-pleated frill made of four layers of stiff net with an open work edging. The bonnet is lined with fine stiff buckram. The ties are very fine, lightweight silk taffeta ribbon woven with a floral design in the center and a picot edge.
Condition: Very good. The silk fabric is solid with no holes or shattering. The trimmings are intact. However, the silk ribbon ties are shattered, frayed, and have some stains. [cs][ph:L]
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