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- Sunbonnet, 1870-1910 - Throughout the mid-to-late-19th century, women and girls wore sunbonnets with deep brim and chin curtains to protect themselves from the elements. The bonnets also helped some maintain a fair complexion, which was a beauty standard at the time. The style went out of fashion by the early 20th century but has remained emblematic American westward expansion thanks, in part, to mass media.
- 1870-1910
- Collections - Artifact
Sunbonnet, 1870-1910
Throughout the mid-to-late-19th century, women and girls wore sunbonnets with deep brim and chin curtains to protect themselves from the elements. The bonnets also helped some maintain a fair complexion, which was a beauty standard at the time. The style went out of fashion by the early 20th century but has remained emblematic American westward expansion thanks, in part, to mass media.
- Child's Sunbonnet, circa 1875 -
- circa 1875
- Collections - Artifact
Child's Sunbonnet, circa 1875
- Sunbonnet, 1880-1889 - Throughout the mid-to-late-19th century, women and girls wore sunbonnets with deep brim and chin curtains to protect themselves from the elements. The bonnets also helped some maintain a fair complexion, which was a beauty standard at the time. The style went out of fashion by the early 20th century but has remained emblematic American westward expansion thanks, in part, to mass media.
- 1880-1889
- Collections - Artifact
Sunbonnet, 1880-1889
Throughout the mid-to-late-19th century, women and girls wore sunbonnets with deep brim and chin curtains to protect themselves from the elements. The bonnets also helped some maintain a fair complexion, which was a beauty standard at the time. The style went out of fashion by the early 20th century but has remained emblematic American westward expansion thanks, in part, to mass media.
- Child's Sunbonnet, 1870-1900 - Throughout the mid-to-late-19th century, women and girls wore sunbonnets with deep brim and chin curtains to protect themselves from the elements. The bonnets also helped some maintain a fair complexion, which was a beauty standard at the time. The style went out of fashion by the early 20th century but has remained emblematic American westward expansion thanks, in part, to mass media.
- 1870-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Child's Sunbonnet, 1870-1900
Throughout the mid-to-late-19th century, women and girls wore sunbonnets with deep brim and chin curtains to protect themselves from the elements. The bonnets also helped some maintain a fair complexion, which was a beauty standard at the time. The style went out of fashion by the early 20th century but has remained emblematic American westward expansion thanks, in part, to mass media.
- Sunbonnet, 1930-1935 -
- 1930-1935
- Collections - Artifact
Sunbonnet, 1930-1935