Hood

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Hood

Entry/Object ID

G2008.045

Description

Infant size hood with shallow bavolet, no interlining, entirely hand stitched of gray striped silk taffeta with paired white satin cross stripes at wide intervals. Ornamented with pink silk taffeta ribbon tacked at the center back on top, brought forward toward the ear and bent back to form a bow in the back of the neck, and applied as kilted band across the front edge. Lined with white silk foulard, and the inner edge trimmed with tightly pleated or quilled lace; short ribbon ties.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Headwear, Infant
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hat

Clothing Sex

Unisex

Made/Created

Date made

1850 - 1880