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Mott, Lucretia Coffin

Description

Dark gray/green silk; gathered crown to resemble pleating; narrow curtain; dark gray silk ties

Massachusetts-born Quaker minister Lucretia Coffin Mott (1793–1880) was an educator, abolitionist, and pioneer of women’s rights. She led efforts to avoid the use of goods produced through the labor of enslaved people and organized the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention with suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Lucretia Mott (Churchill) Jordan (Mrs. H. Donaldson Jordan)

Date made

1845? - 1900

ID Number

CS.268643.002

catalog number

268643.002

accession number

268643

Object Name

Bonnet

Other Terms

Bonnet; Headwear; Accessories Worn on the Body; Female; Quaker

Measurements

overall: 31 cm x 17.5 cm x 24.13 cm; 12 7/32 in x 6 7/8 in x 9 1/2 in

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

used by

Quakers

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-8bcf-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_370015