Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- Mrs. Lee made this "dog head" bonnet for her only son, Peter. Chinese mothers traditionally dressed their one year old children in such bonnets to protect them from evil spirits. According to lore, if evil forces met the child they would pass by, thinking it were an animal, and of no value. Fur lines the bonnet's "dog's ears" and the padded wool of the hat lined Peter's head.
- date made
- 1919
- maker
- Lee Ng Shee
- place made
- United States
- worn
- United States: New York, Manhattan, Chinatown
- referenced
- Immigration
- Immigrants
- used
- Chinese Americans
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Costume
- Family & Social Life
- Cultures & Communities
- Clothing & Accessories
- Chinese American
- Related Publication
- Mead, Virginia Lee. Lee Chinese -American Family Papers, ca. 1915-1970
- Related Web Publication
- http://collections.si.edu/search/results.jsp?q=set_name:%22Lee+Chinese-American+Family+Papers%2C+ca.+1915-1970%22
- Credit Line
- Gift of James Edgar Mead and Virginia Lee Mead
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 1992.0620.07
- catalog number
- 1992.0620.07
- accession number
- 1992.0620
- Object Name
- bonnet, baby
- Object Type
- Bonnet
- Boy
- Headwear
- Physical Description
- silk (overall material)
- wool (overall material)
- fur (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 17 13/16 in x 11 in x 6 1/2 in; 45.24375 cm x 27.94 cm x 16.51 cm
- Record ID
- nmah_1119952
Related Object Groups
3D Model