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Calash

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1830-1850

GUSN

GUSN-3077

Description

Wool calash, with cane hoops and ruched ruffles at face and back; netting inside back panel, with silk bow at back, long gauze tie/wrap at neck.

Details

Descriptive Terms

calashes
headgear
ruffle
sewing (process)
willow (wood)
wire
wool (textile)
Hood
Calash
Calash

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

11 x 8 x 6 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1572

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