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Quilted Hood

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Girl's quilted bonnet hood of yellow silk twill, lined with tan and brown cotton, faced with pink and white silk ribbon, and wadded with cotton or wool in thin layer. Full crown, gathered to brim at piped seam. Brim is quilted with brown silk thread in lines that run parallel to front edge; crown is quilted in similarly-spaced curved, concentric rows that radiate out from center back. Bavolet is gathered to brim at piped seam, and is quilted in three rows that follow bottom and side edges of curtain. Ribbon ties, cut short, are ombré silk ribbons in dark and light pink. Hand sewn.

G90.194

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Child, Female

Headwear

Accessory

Historic Costume

Bonnet

Female

Twill

Silk

Cotton

Yellow

1840 - 1855

19th Century

Mid 19th Century

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