Woman's Hood

Object/Artifact

-

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Woman's Hood

Entry/Object ID

CW 6354

Description

Hood. Woman's Hood. Dark blue velvet; black silk pleated ruffle; lined with brown quilted silk. Note in box: "sleigh bonnet from Wister." No condition given. Circa 1870-1890. Transcribed from Original Accession Record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Height

16-7/8 in

Width

20 in

Depth

14-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Width is 20 in when completely spread out—it changes depending on mannequin, resting position.

Material

Velvet; silk

Provenance

Notes

Wister family.