Calash
Category
Costume
Date
1770 - 1790
Materials
Textile
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire (Accredited Museum)
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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. (female)
Provenance
Charles Paget Wade Collection, Snowshill Manor