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Pumkin hood
Woman's hood
Pumkin hood
American
late 18th to early 19th century
Place of Use: Lexington, Massachusetts, United States; Place of Manufacture: Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Plain weave silk quilted, plain weave wool lining
Dimensions
Overall (measured flat on side): 35.6 x 30.5 cm (14 x 12 in.)
Other (ties): 3.8 x 33 cm (1 1/2 x 13 in.)
Other (ties): 3.8 x 33 cm (1 1/2 x 13 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Ellen A. Stone
Accession Number99.664.76
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPlum-colored quilted silk hood, red silk ribbon chin ties and bows at top and back, padded flap around neck, brown glazed wool lining, three parallel casings starting around face with drawstrings inside along top, three thin white stripes in selvedge of plum-color silk (visible on inside front edge)
ProvenanceWorn by a member of the Robbins family; inherited by Ellen A. Stone; gift to MFA, 1899