Wet Plate Wednesday: There is a Bonnet in there Somewhere!

Everything about this mid-1850's daguerreotype says 1850s: the lace mitts, the wide hair, the large collar, and the bonnet. Yes, there really is a bonnet in there behind all of those ribbons.  In the mid 1850s, bonnets shrunk to a very small size.  The only part of the bonnet visible from the front were the trimmings which were in abundance.