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Calash

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1850-1870

GUSN

GUSN-45520

Description

Brown silk calash; silk gathered onto five wire hoops; no crown; wide matching brown silk ribbon ties.

Details

Descriptive Terms

calashes
headgear
silk (textile)
wire
Hood
Calash
Calash

Associated Building

Used At Parson Smith House,

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Parson Smith House Collection

Accession Number

1953.294

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