Child's Bonnet

Maker Liberty & Company English, 1875-

Dateca. 1900

MediumVelvet, silk, ostrich feather

DimensionsOverall (ties 30" long): 5 x 8 x 8 1/2 in. (12.7 x 20.3 x 21.6 cm)

ClassificationsTextiles

Credit LineGift of Mary H. Beeman to the Pruyn Family Collection

Object number1995.17.63

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Markings"LIBERTY & CO./MANUFACTURERS OF/ARTISTIC FABRICS/ To H.M. THE KING./LONDON AND PARIS. with the British royal coat of arms below the line ending 'FABRICS' and above the one beginning "TO H.M." Stamped in gold on ivory silk at the back interior of the bonnet.

DescriptionBlue velvet bonnet en suite with the child's coat, 1995.17.34. Velvet exterior with sides and top extending well beyond the face sides and forehead. Lined with lighter blue silk heavily gathered and with two rows of ruching, the heaver, outer row outlining the bonnet perimeter and framing the face. A wide, pleated band of this same silk is sewn over the top of the bonnet and extends into two long silk ties that have 3 narrow pleats across the width at the end that ties under the chin. A large silk rosette of softly tied bows is sewn on the right side of the bonnet over the silk band with a second, smaller rosette on the left. A small ostrich plume (now detached), dyed to match, was sewn above this rosette.Exhibition HistoryA Glens Falls Legacy: The Pruyn Family; A Shared Life: Selections from the Pruyn Family Collection, Wood Gallery, The Hyde Collection, June 8 - August 24, 2008.

"Growing up in Hyde House," Whitney-Renz Gallery, The Hyde Collection, Oct. 5, 2025 - Jan. 5, 2026.