Carrying Lincoln to the Petersen House

[BettyO]

I have not seen this bonnet in person, but I know that it is a "winter padded bonnet." I own one myself. They were worn expressively in winter as they were quilted and padded. Just why Mary would be wearing a quilted winter bonnet in hot July is beyond me, unless Anna simply grabbed the first bonnet she could to take to Mary in prison; or perhaps Mary was still wearing this bonnet in April when arrested. It could be worn in chilly, spring weather I would guess.... just my two cents.....