Red silk academic hood (a) with a cowl that has cream satin edging with decorative piping; fabric is sewn together at a 8.9 centimeter area at the front neck, a 20.3 centimeter area at the back and a large c-shaped area at the bottom; hood was stored in a two piece rectangular cardboard box (b) wit…
Red silk academic hood (a) with a cowl that has cream satin edging with decorative piping; fabric is sewn together at a 8.9 centimeter area at the front neck, a 20.3 centimeter area at the back and a large c-shaped area at the bottom; hood was stored in a two piece rectangular cardboard box (b) with lid (c).
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - academic hood - Size: Length 116.9 cm x Width 40.5 cm
b - box - Size: Length 19.8 cm x Width 9.5 cm x Depth 5.8 cm
c - lid - Size: Length 19.8 cm x Width 9.5 cm x Depth 2.1 cm
Provenance
Owned by Dr. Frank Mellow; donated to museum by granddaughter Elizabeth McMahon.
Dates
1902
circa 1902
Date Remarks
Donor remarks; written on box
Material
fabric: red, cream
paper: cream
ink: blue, black
Inscriptions
Hand-written on box lid: "Franks - Hood // Queens College // 1902"; right side of lid: ""Gold Medalist" for his Year, // [Illeg.]; right side of lid: "Dr Frank Ernest Mellow // Napanee // (my grandfather / Elizabeth T. Mellow"
Permanent Location
(a) Storage Room 0007
0007 ?
(b-c) Storage Room 2005
2005-4-6
Condition Remarks
Cotton fabric has moth holes on the hood section at the folded crease; more holes appear on the neck opening (bottom) near the decorative edging and on the head opening (top) also near the decorative edging; box and lid are worn and ripped at creased corners; #3: no confirmed pest activity
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Dr. Frank Mellow (d. 1962) graduated from Queen's University Faculty of Medicine in 1902.