Calash

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Calash

Entry/Object ID

GHS 1359

Description

Calash. Woman's hood; brown silk. Good condition. Circa 1765. Property of Rebecca Kennedy Hirst (1804-1886) or an ancestor. Donor is a granddaughter. Transcribed from Original Accession/ Catalog Record

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Textile Details

Material

Silk

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Height

13-1/4 in

Width

13 in

Depth

14 in

Dimension Notes

Bavolet is 5-1/4 in long. Ribbons are ~ 21 in long.

Provenance

Notes

Owner: Rebecca Kennedy Hirst (1804-1886) Property of Rebecca Kennedy Hirst or an ancestor. Donor is a granddaughter. Rebecca Kennedy Hirst is buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Collector: Eleanor Houston Smith Collection