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Bonnet, Baby

Object number2017.28.2 a-d

Manufacturer Nasharr

Date1971

OriginSwitzerland

MediumFabric; Lace; Satin; Paper; Adhesive; Plastic; Ink

Credit LineGift of Dena Dortenzo Walzl

DescriptionCombination baby bonnet and handkerchief with gift card and original box. Handkerchief that is folded and tacked in the shape of a baby bonnet.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a-d together): 1.75 × 7.625 × 6.375 in. (4.4 × 19.4 × 16.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (a): 14.25 × 7.25 × 0.5 in. (36.2 × 18.4 × 1.3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b - closed): 3.813 × 3.063 × 0.25 in. (9.7 × 7.8 × 0.6 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b - open): 3.813 × 5.688 × 0.188 in. (9.7 × 14.4 × 0.5 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (c): 1.75 × 7.75 × 6.375 in. (4.4 × 19.7 × 16.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (d): 0.75 × 7.5 × 6.125 in. (1.9 × 19.1 × 15.6 cm)
Inscriptions(b)
Interior left page has red printed and black handwritten ink text "To Dena Dortenza [sic] / From Betty Dodaro / Date 7-17-71".

Interior right page has red printed poem entitled "THE MAGIC HANKY".
Marks(b)
Back has red text at center around a globe graphic "ANOTHER / NASHARR / CREATION", in the bottom left corner "Copyright", and in the bottom right corner "PRINTED IN SWITZERLAND".

(c)
Front face has gold text in the bottom right corner around a globe graphic "Another / NASHARR / Creation / TRADE MARK / **REG. U. S. PAT. OFF.".
Historical NotesMagic Hanky given to Dena Dortenzo on the day of her baptism by Betty Dodaro. Dena spent her childhood in the predominately Italian American neighborhood of Bloomfield in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was baptized in July of 1971 and received her First Communion on Saturday, May 5, 1979, with her second grade class, both at the Immaculate Conception Church in Bloomfield. She attended grade school at Immaculate Conception. Dena noted that attending Immaculate Conception, where the congregation was made up of first and second generation Italian Americans, many of their Catholic traditions were brought over from Italy.

Previous owner Dena Dortenzo Walzl

Related person Betty Dodaro

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