Cap
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Hand stitched fine linen, embroidered with linen. Crown detached except for a few stitches holding it to the opened brim. All edges hemmed. Front edge trimmed with flat linen lace, simply made, almost crude. Ipswich? Small piece of reseau used as center in crown, with needlerun floret. Design is mostly French knots, odd chain stitch, fagotting forming stripes with scrolls, zigzags, and graceful tailing vines with leaves filled with more reseau. Braided linen drawstrings in tiny casings across back , 2 near front.
G97.021
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Headwear
Infant
Historic Costume
Cap
Unisex
Linen
circa 1800 - circa 1820
User Age: infant Gender: none
American
Cap
Headwear
linen
fine linen
Hand stitched
embroidered
infant
New York
United States of America
North America