Riegelhaube Bavaria around 1830 - 1850

Original black Riegelhaube (traditional bonnets - mourning bonnets) with elaborate embroidery and black sequins; Original box available and in used condition; Bavaria; Handcraft around 1830 - 1850; The Riegelhaube is very elaborate and was probably worn by a wealthy widow; The story says - that silver bonnets were worn by unmarried women, gold by married women, and black by widowed women; a beautiful object of folk art from the victorian period; Dimensions: approx. 14 x 17,5 x 6 cm; traces of use according to age; measurements;