From collection Mount Desert Island Historical Society - Textiles Collection
Child's bonnet worn by Edith Etta Salisbury
First bonnet worn by Edith Etta Salisbury, who was born May 10, 1869. She was the grandmother of Gail Reiber, and Edith's mother was Henrietta Somes. Cream cloth with net crown, decorated with cream ribbon, cloth flowers and bricabrac and tiny beading around the brim. Silk (?) ties. Brim and crown have been stiffened.
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circa 1869
01/05/2024
MDIHS: Sound School House, Textile Box #31
04/13/2010
03/26/2019
Bonnet; Child's bonnet worn by Edith Etta Salisbury; First bonnet worn by Edith Etta Salisbury, who was born May 10, 1869. She was the grandmother of Gail Reiber, and Edith's mother was Henrietta Somes. Cream cloth with net crown, decorated with cream ribbon, cloth flowers and bricabrac and tiny beading aourn the brim. Silk (?) ties. Brim and crown have been stiffened.
09/12/2024
