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Purple silk taffeta; quilted with vertical and horizontal bands; thin padding; brim has rounded tips; neck ruffle with piped edges; piping at crown; brim lined with pale green silk moire'; the rest of the hood is lined with a lilac and yellow plaid silk, woven with a textured stripe; cream silk taffeta ribbon ties at neck; ties have ribbed edges.
hoods (headgear)
headgear
moiré
quilting
silk (textile)
taffeta
Hood
Hood
Unknown
Gift of Miss Cornelia Russell Wright
1940.360
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