Child's bonnet worn by Edith Etta Salisbury

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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.

c. 1869