#117

Quilted Ivory Silk Bonnet in Wooden Hat Box
Live Auction

$750
sold
Description
2" inside head width. A fine ivory silk is richly padded and quilted,with 2" bavolet falling from the back cap and edged with silk fringe. The wire-framed brim has gathered detail,and is trimmed behind with a double row of looped ribbons. The bonnet is preserved in a wooden hat box that once saw life as a candy container according to its original paper label "Boissier,Boulevard des Capucines,Paris". Circa 1875.