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Costumes & Textile Collection

'Revolutionary' Clothing

Colonial Era Men's Wear

A Woman's Best Dress

Foundations and Accesories
   

Costumes & Textile Collection:
Detail of Straw Hat

Detail of the bonnet's crown, the central point covered with a spiral of braided straw.

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Detail of the bonnet's brim, showing the looped straw edging, and the geometric motifs worked in a tapestry technique.

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