Hood

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Hood

Entry/Object ID

CW 770

Description

Hood. Lady's Hood. Quaker hood; black silk; gathers, tucks, and rosettes at ears. Black ties; warmly lined. Possibly a wedding hood. Very good condition. Circa 1770. Not to be loaned . Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Date made

1840 - 1890

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Notes

Original records say c. 1770–more likely mid-nineteenth century.

Dimensions

Height

10-3/4 in

Depth

10-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Ties are 17 in long.