Two dresses, ca. 1870
Item 11566 info
Brick Store Museum
Bonnets during the 1850s began to slip backward on the head and grow smaller. Side curls disappeared and hair was pulled toward the back with a waved effect at either side of a central part.
The retreat of the bonnet allowed the addition of material or flowers that, together with ribbons tied under the chin, made a charming frame for the face.
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