Calacsh? Or calabash? I believe i have heard that term ib Europe ( a la.ge pumpkin like vegetable) used for a bubble like shaped like bonnet from the late 1700s early 1100 . On my phone i Cant be more specific than that. -----Original Message----- Date: Friday, March 23, 2012 2:51:13 pm To: "Historical Costume" <[email protected]> From: "Cin" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [h-cost] "pumpkin" bonnet?
Could it be a calash that you're looking for? It's a 18th c thing. Can we have a picture of the item you're trying to date? --cin Cynthia Barnes [email protected] On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 7:29 PM, Suzanne <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello 19th century experts! I'm trying to date a bonnet which was donated to > the museum where I work -- but 19th century bonnets are not my area of > expertise. The donors called this a "pumpkin" bonnet from "early 1800s" but > I have doubts about that, and the only similar examples I found in a quick > internet search were American Civil War era. I'm inclined to go with a > "circa 1860" date but I'd be delighted to hear from someone who actually > knows something! :-) > > The bonnet is made of brown silk, constructed in concentric rows of thick > ruching, with tiny bows at the top center of each row, and a short bavolet. > It's softer and more spherical in shape than this one (because the back is > less defined and the bavolet is not as heavily gathered): > > http:// _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
