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Baby bonnet

Baby bonnet
Object name 
Baby bonnet
Date 
ca. 1800
Medium 
Cotton, silk
Dimensions 
overall (flat): 8 x 7 x 1 1/2 in. ( 20.3 x 17.8 x 3.8 cm )
Description 
Baby bonnet with ivory cotton lace ruffles stitched to a net cap stiffened with two loops of wire(?); trimmed with lavender silk ribbon.