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Cap
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Infant cap, entirely hand stitched. Fine white cotton, white padded satin stitch ferny leaf border with scattering of eyelet centered daisies in ground. Round crown outlined with large eyelets, a large many-petaled flower filling the space. Tiny hem, 1/3” facing. No evidence of drawstrings. Might have had a lace edging originally.
G2008.100
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Headwear
Infant
Historic Costume
Cap
Unisex
Cotton
Cotton
White
circa 1800 - circa 1825
User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral
American
infant
baby
cap
hat
headwear
hand stitched
cotton
satin stich
leaf
eyelet
daisy
flower
Rhode Island
United States of America
North America
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