Cap
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Entirely hand stitched fine cotton. Back is long leaf-shaped panel; adjoining curved sections at sides and top. Each has vandyked edge and stands away from body of cap. Face and neck edges have 1/4” casing; fine drawstring around back, and 1/2” white silk plain woven ribbon around front, seems intended to tie under left ear. The whole gathers close around head and face, stands away in back somewhat. Ayreshire type white embroidered tulips and fern leaves with net centers. Ground densely covered with tiny eyelets.
G96.061
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Infant
Headwear
Historic Costume
Cap
Unisex
Cotton
Cotton
ribbon
Silk
net
circa 1825 - circa 1840
User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral
American
Cap
headwear
hat
infant
baby
hand stitched
cotton
leaf
vandyke
drawstring
silk
ayreshire
embroidered
embroidery
tulips
fern
eyelets