Artifact: Woman's Hood
Materials: Silk sarsanet
Dimensions: 23 x 16 in. (58.42 x 40.64 cm)
Date: Ca. 1775
Origin: United States
Collection: LACMA
License: Public Domain
Ledger Entry: Velvet Hood
Department: Outerwear
Customer: Mrs. Elizabeth Doleman
Ledger Page: 38
Imported From: Most of the clothing accessories sold in the Ramsay store would have been imported from England.
Product Description
The form of a hood, a loose form of headwear framing the head and neck with an opening for the face, was often attached to cloaks but was also sold as an independent accessory. It served to protect the head from cold, rain, and sun.
Citation: “Hood” In New Oxford American Dictionary. Oxford :Oxford University Press, 2011;
Historical Price: 9 shillings; Modern USD: $101
Product Variations
The databases record only two purchases of hoods; a gauze hood for five shillings six pence and a velvet hood for nine shillings.
