Summary
Alternative Name(s): Bonnet, Headpiece
Black hat with net, sequins and a feather on a wire base.
Formerly owned and worn by the donor's great grandmother Ellen Wilson (nee Hepburn), born in Canterbury, England in 1850. She arrived in Australia in about 1868. In 1871 she married George Wilson at a Registry office in Gertrude Street, Fitzroy. Their first child was born out of wedlock. They had 11 children altogether. She died while a resident of Easey Street, Collingwood on 11 March 1930, aged 79, and was buried at Melbourne Cemetery.
Physical Description
All black wire frame hat with black net, sequins and a single plume. Has a single strip of fabric to tie the bonnet. Silk satin bow on crown opposite plume.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Ms Sylvia Mason, 17 Dec 2001
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Date Made
1870-1900
Probably late Victorian, based on style. -
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Overall Dimensions
23 cm (Width), 23 cm (Depth), 75 cm (Height)
Size excludes length of ribbon attached to bonnet.
