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Calash
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Hand stitched (once emerald) green sheer wool rep calash: fine silk? warp; slightly thicker wool weft. 13 canes, 6 'peaks'. Self frill around face. 8” cape at base. Back and cape lined with coarse tarlatan (?). Narrow green silk ribbon at top left; wider green silk ties at chin– 1 sewn; 1 pinned.
G92.114
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1800
User Age: Child Gender: Female
Calash
Hood
Girl
Child Female
Hand stitched
Wool
Silk
Cane
Frill
Cape
Tarlatan
Calash
Hood
Girl
Child Female
Hand stitched
Wool
Silk
Cane
Frill
Cape
Tarlatan