http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/890467/resize%3Aformat%3DfullWoman's hatfourth quarter of 19th centuryStraw, velvet ribbon, silk and wire flower trim, and silk liningWoman's hat intended to be worn on back of head. This straw bonnet has silk velvet ribbon trim (silk warp and pile; cotton weft), flowers and "stems" of cotton plain weave, and a silk lining. The construction of the flowers involves paper; a stem of twisted paper attaches to the cotton plain weave petals and this paper stem is wrapped with a brown plain weave cotton fabric cut on the bias so that it curls around the paper stem.Costumes24.1300000000 Centimeter10.1600000000 Centimeterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/48850/rdf