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"Betsy," A soft-crown
bonnet of burgundy silk and vintage burgundy straw and floss
braid on a wired buckram base. The trim consists
of vintage pressed fabric leaves and a feather tuft with
loops and ends of scalloped pinked burgundy silk. The
inner brim is lined with white silk and a double frill "cap"
of white cotton bobbinet and cotton leavers lace. The
interior is lined with a basted-in head liner of open weave
cotton. Ties of matching burgundy silk.
Click on photo for additional images. $175. Sold |
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"Emma," a style of round molded
crown bonnet that began to appear in late 1864 and is appropriate
for very late ACW and Reconstruction Era impressions.
It's been copied from an extant bonnet in my collection.
Built on a buckram, wire and net frame, the bonnet is
covered in silk taffeta and trimmed with silk ribbon and
silk fabric hand-fashioned to mimic trim on the original
bonnet. Vintage chantilly lace forms the curtain.
Black silk lines the brim which also features silk and
ribbon loops and streaming ends. The interior is lined
with open-weave cotton and includes stiff cotton net to help
keep the bonnet in place. Ties of matching silk taffeta.
Click on photo for additional images. $200.
Sold. A bonnet like this
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"Jenny," A low brim spoon bonnet of the
early to mid-1860's. Built on a wired buckram frame,
it's covered in a light brown silk and decorated with maroon
and light brown striped silk and a grouping of vintage
feathers. The underbrim is trimmed with paper
sunflowers and vintage leaves. The curtain is lined with
cotton net. The brim is lined with eggshell taffeta.
The crown is lined with open-weave cotton. A band of
sized cotton netting keeps the bonnet in place. The utility
ties are of self-fabric and the dressy ties are of striped
silk that harmonizes with the striped trim.
Click on photo for additional images $155.00
Sold A bonnet like this one can
be created for you in your choice of colors. |
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"Victoria" High Brim Spoon
Bonnet in burgundy cotton velvet with vintage chantilly lace,
black taffeta and ostrich plume trim. Brim faced with
black silk and decorated with paper roses and handmade
cotton leaves and sweet peas. Crown lined
with silk and a headliner of open-weave cotton A grosgrain
ribbon bonnet stay is used to keep the bonnet in place.
Click on photo for additional images.
$ 200. Sold |
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Low Brim Spoon Bonnet form of cotton
buckram and millinery wire. The wire is covered with
cotton bias tape. All hand sewn. $40 |
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"Ada," a Mid-50's to Early 60's Pointed Brim
Shirred Bonnet in chocolate brown silk taffeta with self-fabric
scalloped, pinked and ruched trim on the outer brim, the
under-brim decoration is ruched ivory silk. The brim
point may be bent down for the "Marie Stuart" shape.
Click on photo for additional images
and additional color combinations.$185.
Sold $165 without ruched
underbrim trim and flowers. Other decorative options are
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Most of these bonnet styles can be made up in other fabrics or colors.
Please contact me if you have questions.
 
| "Polly," A conservative style for the
mid-50's to mid-60's. Black Silk
and Silk Crepe 2nd Mourning Bonnet with deep curtain and
quilling of white silk crepe under the brim. The brim is lined in
black silk. The crown features an open-weave cotton liner. May also be ordered in all black for a deep
mourning impression or another color for a fashion bonnet. Click on photo
for additional images.$165.
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"Beth" is the straw version of
the "Jenny." This one shown is blocked using a bao
straw body woven in an intricate design. If you have
problems with standard bonnets being too small for you, you
may order this bonnet in a slightly larger size. Other
straw options are available. "Beth" may be purchased
as a blocked, wired and sized blank for $75 or fully
decorated from $135. A completion kit consisting of
sized cotton net for the curtain liner, sized open-weave
cotton for the head liner and a ribbon bonnet stay, with
instructions is available for $7. |
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"Betsy" again. This style appears throughout the ACW years.
It's composed of a buckram brim covered with vintage straw and
silk floss and chenille braid and a soft crown of periwinkle
blue silk. The edge of the bavolet is trimmed with the
braid. The underside of the brim is lined with white silk
and a headliner of cotton. Vintage white flowers and new
pink paper roses trim the under and upper brim and the back.
Loops and ends of cream-colored silk ribbon is used to trim the
upper brim and also for the utility ties. The decorative
ties are 3" cream moiré rayon ribbon. The white flower
show a little discoloration due to age.
Click on photo for additional images.$175.
Please note, this bonnet can be made up in
burgundy, olive, red or the deep blue pictured
here. A contrasting color may also be used for the crown.
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"Samantha" is a wool felt
"Mousquetaire" or "Postilion"-style hat based on an original in the collection of the V&A
Museum in London. She's constructed of blocked and
sized wool felt with silk band and bow, feather accents and
a cotton/rayon grosgrain ribbon edge binding. The brim
is curled using a vintage brim shackle tool. A 2 inch wide
leather sweatband completes this stylish hat. Available to
your order in assorted colors, $170 for dark colors, $190
for winter white. Sold Click on photo for additional
images. This style is also available
in woven straw. |
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"Victoria," A high brim spoon bonnet for a very fashionable
lady. Black silk taffeta covers a frame of buckram, wire and
net. The crown and curtain are decorated with vintage braid of
horsehair and chenille. The interior is decorated with a
cap of white lace and a swag of vintage fabric flowers. The
curtain is lined in cotton net, the brim is lined in black silk
and the interior crown is lined with open- weave cotton. A band
of sized cotton net helps to keep the bonnet in place. Black
silk utility and taffeta dressy ties complete the bonnet. $200.
Click on photo for additional images.
Sold
As with most of the bonnets shown on this
page, this shape can be made up in other colors or dressed for
mourning. |
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."Belinda" is a c.1862-65 spoon bonnet with a square brim. This
one is dressed for mourning with a cover and curtain of crape
with folds of crape decorating the crown and brim. A full
cap of black rayon netting fills the underside of the brim.
3" black rayon ribbons form the ties. This bonnet can be
decorated as a dressy bonnet in other colors and employing
flowers, ribbon, lace and/or feathers to create a more festive
mood. This bonnet, as shown, $200 Please click photo for
additional views. Sold |
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"Melissa" is a drawn bonnet in the
shape of the "Ada" bonnet above. The silk cover is drawn
on canes with a shirred brim area. A contrasting strip of
violet silk edges the curtain and the crown is decorated with
loops and tails of plaid cotton taffeta. The silk-faced
underbrim features a frill of cotton bobbinet. The narrow
utility ties are of silk and the fashion ties are eggshell moire
rayon ribbon. A ribbon bonnet stay has been added to help
keep the bonnet in place. As shown, $215. Please click photo for
additional views. Sold |
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"Belinda" in fashionable
dress. "Belinda" is a c.1862-65 spoon bonnet with a square
brim. This version is covered in shot gray silk taffeta with vintage
chantilly lace and tapestry gray vintage rayon taffeta ribbon trim.
The crown and tip are fashioned of buckram while the brim is formed
using wire and net. The underbrim is faced with eggshell silk
drawn on a reed to form a frilled edge. A double bow of the
vintage gray ribbon accents the underbrim, with a ruching of
eggshell tulle filling the crown. The narrow utility ties are
of silk and the fashion ties are vintage rayon moire' ribbon. A
ribbon bonnet stay has been added to help keep the bonnet in place.
As shown, $215 or $200 with your vintage lace.
Please click photo for
additional views. Sold |
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"Sandra", c.1862 shirred and drawn
spoon bonnet based on an original in my collection.
Click here to view. The
buckram, wire and net frame are covered with shirred and drawn silk
with a self-fabric brim facing. The interior decoration
consists of a "cap" of hand-fluted cotton netting and handmade
cotton roses with vintage glass berries. The two sets of ties
are vintage rayon moire'. A sized open-weave cotton headliner
completes the interior. As shown, $225.
Please click photo for additional views. |
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