Girl's yellow and light blue silk bonnet with original hat box
(A) Girl's drawn bonnet with deep brim that widens at front; buckram and wire understructure; exterior covered in yellow silk; five-tiered small-scale ruffle at brim edge, followed by one inch band of ruching, four-tiered small-scale ruffle, then one inch band of ruching towards back; three tightly gathered covered wires near crown; curtain with 1 standing ruffle above three-tiered draped ruffle with crinoline net understructure; interior of brim lined in pleated and gathered light blue silk; each side embellished with blue silk ribbon arranged in bow with many tightly curled extensions; two 2 1/4" wide blue ribbon ties extend from lower corners of brim; crown lined in stiff gauze.
Label: none
(B) Oval box top of cardboard covered in green, black and grey striped floral/scrollwork paper on top; multicolored floral paper on sides; interior neutral.
Label: "Sarah's Bonnet\ 1852" handwritten in pencil on interior box top.
(C) Oval box bottom of cardboard covered in paper printed with gold, yellow, blue and green floral and striped motif on dark blue ground; interior and underside neutral.
Label: none
Date: 1852