Abstract
The aim of this project was to prepare a fragile and incomplete 19th-century straw bonnet for storage and occasional display. When brought for conservation the bonnet exhibited a distorted and shallow shape due to the loss of the crown and previous repairs, the straw was brittle, and the wire was distorted but flexible. The mount solution addressed the problem that arose from the conflicting demand for the bonnet to be stored flat because of the client's storage constraints, while retaining the ability to display the bonnet in a three-dimensional shape. This article discusses the condition of the object before treatment, the treatment undertaken, the method of making the mount from Nomex 410 card (meta-aramid), the functionality of the mount for flat storage, and its assembly for three-dimensional display. The support mount reconstructed the bonnet's original shape and compensated for the missing areas. It enabled the client to store the bonnet flat and to arrange the bonnet safely into shape. The mount eliminated the need to handle the bonnet excessively when arranging it for display.
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