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Poke Bonnet
Unknownc. 1830s
Hill-Stead Museum
Farmington, United States
This style of bonnet is characterized by a small crown and the wide brim that protrudes in front of the face. It would have been secured by ties, likely of ribbon, though such ties are missing from this piece.
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Details
- Title: Poke Bonnet
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: c. 1830s
- Location Created: Unknown
- Physical Dimensions: H. 7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.), D. 9 in. (22.9 cm.)
- Provenance: Possibly belonged to Theodate Pope Riddle’s paternal grandmother and namesake, Theodate Morrill Stackpole Pope (1805 -1887), a devout Quaker from Salem, Ohio.
- Type: Hat
- Rights: Hill-Stead Museum
- Medium: Straw
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