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Object Number
99-12-10/53055
Display Title
Pair of blue cloth leggings
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of blue cloth leggings. "J Hook" and "JH Hook" written on leggings.
Inventory Description
Leggings, blue wool with silk applique and beaded edges, past insect damage
Classification
- Legging
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1840-1860
Culture
- Shawnee?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Fabric
Dimensions
Overall: 90 x 35 x 0.5 cm (35 7/16 x 13 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
Col. J.H. Hook U.S.A; Col. J. Hook
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner
Col. J. H. Hook
Provenance
C. J. Hutter
(?)
Collector
David Kimball
(? - 1873)
Intermediary
David P. Kimball
(1873 - 1899)
Intermediary
Augusta K. Horton
(1873 - 1899)
Intermediary
L. Cushing Kimball
(1873 - 1899)
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