Digital Collections

Cap

Object/Artifact

Tiny hand stitched infant cap with horseshoe crown. Formed of narrow strips of cotton spotted net alternating with cotton Leavers lace insertion with integral cordonnet. No trim. Tiny casings around front and back edges with tiny plied drawstrings in center back and center front. Small thread loop at each chin corner; very narrow, thin white silk ribbon tie attached to right loop.

G95.056

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1850

User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral

American

Cap

Baby

Infant

hat

Headwear

hand stitched

horseshoe

cotton

net

Leavers lace

leavers

lace

cordonnet

drawstrings

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