A friend sent me this image over the weekend.. Before doing my research, I truly believed this could have been some sort of genuine 'courting' device.
Disappointingly, it's not.
'The poke bonnet was fashionable at the beginning of the 19th century, and consisted of a small crown and wide brim to shade the face. From 1830 through to the 1840s, the shape of the brim became more tubular in shape and increased in size until the wearers face was only visible from directly in front.'
The image above is a French satire print on the poke bonnet in the 1810's; 'Les Invisibles en Tete-a-Tete'. The bonnets were called 'invisibles' in France because the face of the wearer was virtually concealed except from the front.
I believe the poke bonnet could have a revival.
Bonnets and balaclavas.
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