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Hood
Object/Artifact
Fine cream wool child’s hood with soft red accent. Horseshoe crown, shallow brim. Dense crochet frilling around face and at seam. Elaborate crochet trim at base. Cream silk grosgrain ties. No lining. Fabric seems to be wave crochet as presented as a “new stitch” in Godey’s, or very similar.
G92.103
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1865
User Age: Child Gender: Neutral
Hood
Child
Neutral
Wool
horseshoe
crochet
grosgrain
Hood
Child
Neutral
Wool
horseshoe
crochet
grosgrain
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