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Floral Hats: Bonnet
Floral Hat

1889-92
Cotton lace; glass beads; cloth flowers
SDH 81.87.4
Gift of Mrs. Robert Dunn
Flowers: Lily-of-the-valley, dandelion

Harper's Bazaar

This type of bonnet, sometimes referred to as a "saucer", was worn perched high on the back of the head as seen in this illustration from an 1892 Harpers Bazaar.


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