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Bonnet

Object number2016.2.15

Artist Sarah Anderson Murphy

MediumCotton; dye

Credit LineGift of Doris Morrison.

DimensionsHeight x Width: 17 × 12 in. (43.2 × 30.5 cm)
Historical NotesHandmade bonnet worn by the women of the Anderson family while doing farm work. Collection of items from the Anderson Farm which was located in what is now the Brookline neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The farm was started around 1890 by Mary and James Anderson, the donor’s paternal great grandparents. She believes it was the last working farm in city limits. The family sold the last of the land in 1930 to the Brookline Community Center. Mary and James’ son William had a son named William Jr. who is the donor’s father.

Related institution Anderson Farm

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