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Hood
Object/Artifact
Black machine quilted silk, otherwise completely hand stitched. Black silk fringed “kilted” frill around brim. Brown ribbon with brown and black velvet stripes as bow in back, ties, and facing of front brim. 8” bavolet lined with brown silk, and horseshoe crown. Lined with brown glazed cotton. Stuffed with cotton batting.
G87.202
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1850 - 1860
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
Hood
woman
female
lady
machine quilted
silk
hand stitched
kilted
frill
velvet
bavolet
horseshoe
cotton
batting
Hood
woman
female
lady
machine quilted
silk
hand stitched
kilted
frill
velvet
bavolet
horseshoe
cotton
batting