Hood
Date1800-1820
OriginEngland
MediumWool (worsted) plaid, silk lining
DimensionsOverall depth inc. ruffle: 22" ( ruffle: 7 1/2" deep.
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1960-725
DescriptionBonnet(hood): Worsted plaid, predominately coral, with blue, white, yellow, green, and black, fashioned with gathers at base of crown and with draw-ribbon for gathering front edge to frame wearer's face; deep ruffle at shoulder line forms a cape. Bonnet is trimmed with green wool tape, green silk ribbon, and lined with orange-red silk sarcenet.ProvenanceEx Coll. Doris Langley Moore.
1800-1850
1740-1760, waist alteration probably in the 1870s
1740-1760
1800-1850
1775-1785
ca. 1815
1800-1835
1775-1785
ca. 1855
1875-1885