tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post9018989740783512452..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Strange Fashion: 1830s Hair CapUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-6632109095630316732015-01-06T21:47:37.805-05:002015-01-06T21:47:37.805-05:00Rachel, thank you so much for sharing the link to ...Rachel, thank you so much for sharing the link to your blog! The two examples of hair caps/bonnets you featured are so interesting, and discovering the photograph of the woman wearing a similar cap is a real find. Since I wrote this post four years ago, I've seen other hair caps, but none like your second example. Fascinating!Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-28734851798882306492015-01-06T11:56:41.585-05:002015-01-06T11:56:41.585-05:00I have several of these bonnets and posted about t...I have several of these bonnets and posted about them on my blog, www.LadysRepositoryMuseum.blogspot.com ~including a period ambrotype of how they were worn~ I hope it can clear up any confusions! rachaelRachael Kinnisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-36967378745191840602010-08-01T16:45:43.242-04:002010-08-01T16:45:43.242-04:00Tatting! You know, Theo, I hadn't thought of t...Tatting! You know, Theo, I hadn't thought of that, but you're right, it does have that loopy-look that tatting makes. <br /><br />Someone on Facebook suggested that it might be not only silk, but horsehair, too, particularly in the dangling "curls." Obviously, I couldn't touch it, since it was in a glass case, but it did seem to have a little too much structure to be silk alone.<br /><br />So many interesting possibilities...we should all be curators, right? *g*Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-12735246060063682952010-08-01T16:23:43.583-04:002010-08-01T16:23:43.583-04:00My grandmother taught me how to tat when I was a s...My grandmother taught me how to tat when I was a small child (about a million years ago now ;o) ) and it looks very much like it's been tatted rather than simply woven. Either way, the intricacies are amazing!nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-42668666547272692002010-07-31T19:21:01.757-04:002010-07-31T19:21:01.757-04:00Why can I imagine this on Mrs. Bennet from PRIDE A...Why can I imagine this on Mrs. Bennet from PRIDE AND PREJUDICE? Would be perfect on her under a big ruffled cap, thinking she looked oh so stylish.LaDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01968888552738293014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-16016557201302758082010-07-31T17:39:42.947-04:002010-07-31T17:39:42.947-04:00I think this is sooo fabulous! Even though it look...I think this is sooo fabulous! Even though it looks fake it's really cool how they made it. I want to make one, for hte heck of it! :)Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276876932469470071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-59898235878255959522010-07-31T15:54:48.722-04:002010-07-31T15:54:48.722-04:00Mindy, I'm afraid I don't know! I wish I d...Mindy, I'm afraid I don't know! I wish I did, but the museum's placard didn't give details. <br /><br />KuriosityKat, I don't know if it fooled anyone or not, or even if it was supposed to. Maybe it was just considered a stylish accessory, and nobody cared that it was fake. <br /><br />Any costume-people out there who have a better answer -- please feel free to comment! :)Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-45892077919392908172010-07-31T10:30:12.248-04:002010-07-31T10:30:12.248-04:00Now this is weird. It looks so totally fake. Did t...Now this is weird. It looks so totally fake. Did this like fool any one?KuriosityKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155367620637590067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-6950187937282216672010-07-31T08:33:08.159-04:002010-07-31T08:33:08.159-04:00Did the real hair get woven through the holes to h...Did the real hair get woven through the holes to help hold the cap in place?Mindynoreply@blogger.com