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Woman's Bonnet (Capote)circa 1878

Not on view
Nineteenth-century bonnet with chocolate-brown velvet draping over a gold lattice crown, topped with rust-orange ostrich feathers, displayed on a clear acrylic stand with cream, burgundy, and velvet ribbon streamers

Unknown, Woman's Bonnet (Capote), circa 1878, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Dorothy Wolfe, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Bonnet (Capote)
Place Made
France or United States
Date Made
circa 1878
Medium
Silk velvet, ostrich feathers, metallic thread ribbon trim, silk velvet and silk satin ribbon ties
Dimensions
excluding feathers and streamers : 6 1/8 × 7 5/8 × 4 1/4 in. (15.56 × 19.37 × 10.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Dorothy Wolfe
Accession Number
CR.74.35
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles