Poke Bonnet

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A Poke bonnet has a brim projecting so far out that vision to the side is partially obscured. They were popular from 1795 – 1850.

A type of bonnet was worn by the Quakers and a cotton example evolved as the “Sunbonnet” and was worn by early pioneers.

Written by LadyScarletts

1820s paper and silk poke bonnet - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1820s paper and silk poke bonnet
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1835 silk poke bonnet - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1835 silk poke bonnet
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1850 American silk poke bonnet - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1850 American silk poke bonnet
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1860 American silk poke bonnet - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1860 American silk poke bonnet
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1879-84 silk and straw poke bonnet - Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1879-84 silk and straw poke bonnet
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1940s Maxine Hiner poke bonnet inspired hat - Courtesy of thespectrum
1940s Maxine Hiner poke bonnet inspired hat
Courtesy of thespectrum

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