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Blue and white pinstriped silk; calash style with five cane hoops; padded with cotton batting; double piped self-fabric ruffle at brim; two blue silk bows (with shell motif) at top; same blue silk ribbon ties at neck; piped bow at center back; ruffle around neck ruffle; brim lined with white silk; interior lined with (discolored) cotton.
hoods (headgear)
headgear
silk (fiber)
cane (plant material)
quilting
Hood
Hood
Used At Fowler House Purchase - WSA,
Unknown
Museum Purchase
1937.1110
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