Calash
Category
Costume
Date
1770 - 1790
Materials
Textile
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1349831
Summary
Hood; Calash - Made from dark brown glazed cotton and lined with pink glazed cotton. There are 6 cane hoops pleated into the centre back and gathered at the lower edge. There is a short unlined curtain. It is trimmed with black ribbed silk ribbon bow at centre back of crown. It fastens with black silk ribbon drawstring at the neck and there is a black ribbon loop joined to each side of the front edge for holding the calash extended. Cf. Nancy Bradfield 'Costume in Detail' pg.55 (female) Wade Catalogue number H3 'Black calash c.1788' A gift from Miss Godfrey, Miss Godfrey, Wyndmonham, Norfolk
Provenance
Given to National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade