Casgliadau Arlein
Amgueddfa Cymru
Chwilio Uwch
Bonnet
Small bonnet to be worn on the back of head. Covered wire frame with base fabric of cream ribbed silk covered with machine-made brown wire-ground net. Applied plaited braid arranged in spiral interspersed with tiny straw flowers and facetted metal beads. Brim trimmed with gathered cream net and lined with maroon velvet band. Brim and back of neck trimmed with fringe of straw and metal beads. Top trimmed with fabric flowers. Front and sides also trimmed with Bucks bobbin lace which extends at sides to form ties, to one of which a lace rosette is attached, decorated with fabric flowers; lining of ivory silk. The lace has floral motifs at edges, outlined with gimp thread, with picots, on a fond simple ground. Worn on occasion of a wedding.