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Hood
Object/Artifact
Brown silk hood lined with olive drab cotton; short black velvet ties. Wadded in rows with cording on crown. Back just diamond quilted; lined 2” bavolet. short self-fringed ruffle around face.
G89.097
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1845 - 1860
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Hood
woman
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lady
silk
cotton
velvet
cording
diamond quilting
bavolet
ruffle
Hood
woman
female
lady
silk
cotton
velvet
cording
diamond quilting
bavolet
ruffle