Bonnet

Description:	Bonnets of the 1830s to the 1850s had a projecting rim framing the face, often trimmed both outside and in with ribbon, cloth flowers, tulle, lace, and tied under the chin with a ribbon bow. While ready-made bonnets were available, many middle-class women bought a plain bonnet & trimmed it each season (or as often as they could afford to) to suit the current fashion. Straw bonnets were usually worn for summer. The close-fitting bonnets fit well over the confined hairstyles and complemented the voluminous skirts producing the desired pyramidal effect of a female figure tapering upward from a wide, legless base of skirts to a demure, well-controlled head.
Source:	http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/26
Collection:	The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Rights:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/;
Copyright:	Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0);
Subjects:	Hats Headgear Clothing and dress 19th Century

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