Calash
Date1820-1835
OriginAmerica or England
MediumGreenish-gold silk, cane, silk floss and ribbon flowers, cotton lining.
DimensionsBack frame: 10 1/4" H; At widest point: 8 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1952-20
DescriptionWoman's collapsible bonnet of greenish-gold silk on 15-reed frame. Ruffle facing, neck shield, and tie-strings of the same material. Fragment of ribbon trimming on front.Label TextCalash Bonnet
America or England, 1820-1835
Silk, reeds, silk flowers, cotton interlining
1952-20
Calash bonnets, named after a carriage with collapsible hood, were in fashion in the eighteenth century, especially during the 1770s and 1780s; the distinctive bonnets returned to fashion in the 1820s and 1830s.
ProvenanceFrom the Collection of Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Cohen.
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