61.82.2

Hat

1860 Approximate

Material: textile. Size: 12 1/2" x 21" x 8 1/2". Description: black velvet - bonnet style - ruffled around opening for face and back - a black ribbon on each side for tying - black ribbon bow at back - top trim of black ribbon and lace.

Civill War era. Worn by Martha Sorenson. Mrs. Sorenson was an early settler of the New Richland & Otisco township area. She lived to be over 100 years old. There is another photograph of her by her log cabin just northwest of the LeSueur River Church in Otisco Township.