Calash
Category
Costume
Date
1770 - 1790
Materials
Textile
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1349830
Summary
Hood; Calash - Made from green-brown glazed cotton with 6 split cane hoops. There is a self fabric bow centre back with scalloped and pinked edges. it fastens with fawn silk ribbon draw ties joined in small bow at the centre back. There are self fabric ties at the front and a fawn silk ribbon loop from centre front edge for holding calash extended in use. (female)
Provenance
Given to National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade