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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- Lee Ng Shee
- date made
- 1919
- Credit Line
- Gift of James Edgar Mead and Virginia Lee Mead
- 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
- Object Name
- bonnet, baby
- Object Type
- Bonnet
- Boy
- Headwear
