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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