Digital Collections

Cap

Object/Artifact

Rather coarse fine cotton, entirely hand stitched, very finely. Sprays of buds and fern leaves. Needle lace with tallies inserted between brim and horseshoe crown. Tiny casings with tiny linen flat braid ties at center back and center front. Loops for ribbon at corners.

G91.152

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1850

User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral

American

Cap

hat

Headwear

Baby

Infant

cotton

hand stitched

bud

leaves

lead

fern

needle lace

lace

tallies

horseshoe

linen

braid

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