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Quilted Hood

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Quilted bonnet hood of brown silk taffeta, faced with black silk taffeta, lined with dark green glazed/polished cotton and black cotton. Brim is quilted in diagonal lines that run from front back to crown seam; crown is quilted in vertical lines. Front edge, which is piped in black silk, is turned back, with a stiff wire inserted in the fold to keep the hood's shape at the face. A bias-cut band of brown silk, wadded and quilted into four thick channels, is placed around the crown on the brim. Bavolet is gathered to brim, with a black silk ribbon bow placed on seam at center back. Black silk ribbon ties. Hand sewn.

G90.125

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Accessory

Adult, Female

Headwear

Historic Costume

Bonnet

Female

Taffeta

Silk

Glazed Cotton

Brown

Black

1840 - 1855

19th Century

Mid 19th Century

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