Honiton (East Devon) lace infant’s bonnet

Handmade sprigs of flowers and leaves were added to machine-made net to make this delicate cap. Handmade net took a long time to make and was therefore incredibly expensive. With the invention of machines, the skills to make net by hand were almost completely lost in Devon.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
113/1967/3
Collection Class
Clothing and accessories
Common Name
Honiton (East Devon) lace infant’s bonnet
Simple Name
cap

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Honiton (East Devon) lace infant’s bonnet