WHITE, LINEN. CROWN OF BONNET IS OVERSIZED; GATHERED AT SEAMS. HAS A RUFFLE AROUND UPPER BRIM. BACK OF BONNET HAS A WIDE STRIP OF MATERIAL THAT HAS HORIZONTAL RIDGES IN IT. BELOW THIS ARE TWO WHITE RUFFLES. BONNET HAS A LONG WIDE STRIP OF MATERIAL SEWN TO EACH SIDE, THAT ACT AS TIES. SEAMS ARE COMING LOOSE; STITCHES ARE LARGE AND LOOSE.
SEE P19920058006-GA FOR HISTORY.
*UPDATE* IN 2015 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING ONE DONATED BY MARJORIE WELCH'S MOTHER, NORA EVERSON. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SHERLOCK/MACLEOD FAMILY, SEE RECORDS P19960108000 AND P19740093000.
SHALLOW BONNET WITH NARROW BRIM. THE BONNET IS MADE OF AN OFF-WHITE LACE. THE LACE HAS BEEN GATHERED AND FORMED INTO RUFFLES ON TOP OF HAT. BRIM OF HAT CONSISTS OF TWO BANDS OF LACE. ON BACK OF HAT IS A WIDE, DARK RED, SATIN RIBBON, THAT HAS BEEN TIED INTO A BOW. ENDS OF RIBBON ARE FRAYING. THERE ARE MULTIPLE LOOSE THREADS AT BACK AND UNDERSIDE. UNDERSIDE IS LINED WITH WHITE TRANSLUCENT NETTING. BONNET IS DIRTY, AND YELLOWED.
SEE P19920058006-GA FOR HISTORY.
*UPDATE* IN 2015 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING ONE DONATED BY MARJORIE WELCH'S MOTHER, NORA EVERSON. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SHERLOCK/MACLEOD FAMILY, SEE RECORDS P19960108000 AND P19740093000.