Girl's Caps & Bonnet, 1750-1800

Caps and bonnet based on original cutting instructions, with construction techniques from various originals. View A cap is for small girls, View B cap is in two sizes for older girls. The bonnet is in two sizes. All sizes are original! Instructions for determining which size to use are included. This bonnet is constructed over pasteboard (cardboard), and consequently has a firm front.See Woman's pattern information for more details about bonnets. Although this pattern was actively used during the period 1775-1800, and was originally published in a book in 1789, it is seen in paintings much earlier in the 1700s, and is also used well into the 1800s.