VICTORIAN 19TH C BLACK VOILE MOURNING BONNET

Description

VICTORIAN 19TH C BLACK VOILE MOURNING BONNET.
FASHIONED OF A STIFFENED BASE THAT IS COVERED IN LAYERS OF SHEER BLACK VOILE WITH A CRINKLE TEXTURE TO ITS WEAVE.
BLACK BROWN COTTON GAUZE RUFFLES TWIST AT THE TOP BRIM ALONG WITH VOILE , AND ALSO PIPES AROUND THE REAR CROWN.
THE INNER BRIM IS IN THICK RUFFLES OF THE VOILE WITH A LINING IN POLISHED COTTON.
THERE IS SMALL WEAR TO THE REAR TOP CROWN AND THE PIPING HAS COME LOOSE AND NEEDS TO BE TACKED BACK, MINOR WEAR AT THE TOP EDGE BRIM AND I PERSONALLY WOULD REPLACE THE TIES AS THEY ARE POLISHED COTTON AND WOULD HAVE ORIGINALLY BEEN MATCHING SILK.
THE STRIPED SILK GROSGRAIN THAT TRIMS THE REAR. A SMALL NIP AND GENERAL FADE SEEN TO THE BLACK BROWN COTTON. STRONG AND WEARABLE.
MEASURES 4 IN IN DEPTH AND 8 1/2 IN IN ITS HEIGHT.