Taupe bonnet with cross-stitched brim worn by the enslaved woman Martha Barnes
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Taupe bonnet with cross-stitched brim worn by the enslaved woman Martha Barnes

Unidentified · 1850s - 1860s

cotton, linen, muslin, thread, and mother of pearl
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

A taupe-colored bonnet with cross-stitched brim and chin straps believed to have been worn by Martha Miller Barnes while she was enslaved as a field laborer by E.A.J. Miller on his plantation near Waterproof, Louisiana.

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