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Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand stitched infant cap of fine white dimity, 2 piece circular form; bottom arched a little. Fine white cotton braid drawstring at back and top. 1.5” fine gauze frill around front. Cambric ties.

G2003.165

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Headwear

Infant

Historic Costume

Cap

Unisex

Dimity

White

circa 1800 - circa 1835

User Age: Infant Gender: neutral

American

cap

hat

headwear

baby

infant

hand stitched

dimity

cotton

braid

frill

cambric

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