Sunbonnet

Unknown

ca. 1825 · cotton · Costume Institute

Undoubtedly hand sewn at home, the exaggerated shape of this bonnet marks it as a highly fashionable example of the period. The back puff mirrors the puffed sleeves that were then fashionable. The rick-rack like openwork joining the sections is another notable feature.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1825

Medium

cotton

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of W. P. Daggett, 1927