item details
NameCostume, child's (Little Red Riding Hood Cape)
ProductionWinnie O'Hara; dressmaker; circa 1955; Masterton
Classificationcostumes (character dress)
Materialsvelvet, satin
Materials SummaryMachine sewing and hand-stitched
Techniquesmachine sewing
Registration NumberGH017182
Credit lineGift of Shelley Venimore (née O'Brien), 2011
Overview
Winifred O'Hara made this 'Little Red Riding Hood' cape in the 1950s for one of her two granddaughters, Shelley and Maureen. Each year Winnie came up with a theme, and made her grandchildren costumes to wear to the annual children's costume party. These were held at the local hall in Tinui, a small rural community near Castlepoint in the Wairarapa.