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Handmade straw bonnet, also known as a "Leghorn hat," with pink satin ribbon, c.1790.
The fabric-like texture of the straw was made by splitting a piece of straw into eleven find strands. The strands were then braided together with a needle and thread. The technique was known as the "leghorn braid." Belonged to Ruth Briggs (1747-1820) wife of Jeremiah Spencer (1742-1820) of Coventry, Rhode Island, who served in Burgoyne's militia (Captain Pritchard's Rangers). The couple settled in Frelighsburg in 1790.
(Missisquoi Historical Society Collections)
The fabric-like texture of the straw was made by splitting a piece of straw into eleven find strands. The strands were then braided together with a needle and thread. The technique was known as the "leghorn braid." Belonged to Ruth Briggs (1747-1820) wife of Jeremiah Spencer (1742-1820) of Coventry, Rhode Island, who served in Burgoyne's militia (Captain Pritchard's Rangers). The couple settled in Frelighsburg in 1790.
(Missisquoi Historical Society Collections)