Digital Collections

Cap

Object/Artifact

Entirely hand stitched linen cap, small. Design of berries with drawn thread fillings, outlined with satin stitch willow leaf sprays. Scattered tiny eyelets. Crown formed by uniting triangular back sections with fagotting. Tiny loop at one ear. No evidence that teeny hems are casings. No frills.

G90.217

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1780 - 1800

User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral

American

Cap

Hat

Headwear

Baby

Infant

Hand stitched

linen

berries

satin stich

willow

leaf

spray

eyelets

fagotting

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