Baby's bonnet: T.3-1944

Current Location: In storage

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Baby's bonnet

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Description

Cream muslin, worked with cream cotton (both once white) in button hole, eyelet hole, hem, running, satin stitches with needlepoint fillings. Front, three frills with edgings of 1/4" Valenciennes lace, five tucks with cords inserted to form drawstrings, ground all over pattern of lozenges of eyelet holes in satin stitch in interspaces. Back gathered to circular medallion, pattern foliated sprays alternating with eyelet holes and radiating from circle of needlepoint lace, border foliated stem, edge scallopped.

Legal notes

Given by Mrs. A.P. Dixon

Measurements and weight

Height: 5.25 in
Width: 5.25 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1944-06) by Dixon, A. P., Mrs

Dating

19th Century, Early#
Circa 1800 CE - Circa 1849 CE

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Identification numbers

Accession number: T.3-1944
Primary reference Number: 197661
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Created: Thursday 13 February 2014 Updated: Tuesday 17 October 2017

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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