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Snood

Object NameSnood

MediumSatin fabric, cotton thread

Dimensions13 1/2 in. diameter (34.3 cm)

ClassificationsTextiles and Apparel

Credit LineGift of Terry Thomas. In the Farm House Museum Collection, Farm House Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Object number79.2.4

Status

Not on view

Collections

Textiles and Jewelry

Label TextDuring the Victorian era, hairnets worn for decoration were called snoods, and this term came to mean a netlike hat or part of a hat that caught the hair in the back.

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