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Aitken Son and Co
Woman's Bonnetcirca 1880

Not on view
Nineteenth-century woman's bonnet on a metal display stand, with cream lace panels, crimson velvet ribbons, gold trim, and a cluster of blue velvet leaves at the crown
Embroidered cap with red velvet brim and ties, cream net crown featuring a large bird worked in red, green, and gold thread with metallic braid trim at the edge, topped with blue and purple velvet leaf ornaments.

Aitken Son and Co, Woman's Bonnet, circa 1880, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Kerckhoff Young, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Label
Aitken Son and Co
Title
Woman's Bonnet
Place Made
United States, New York
Date Made
circa 1880
Medium
Net with beaded embroidery, velvet
Dimensions
8 × 7 3/8 × 4 1/4 in. (20.32 × 18.73 × 10.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Kerckhoff Young
Accession Number
CR.468.68-4
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles