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Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Infant cap of thin, coarse cotton. Entirely hand stitched. Large circular crown bordered with hand made Lille (?) lace insertion which also forms the center back seam. 3 large white padded stitch wheat sprays on cap, one more in crown. Eyelets for drawstring at center front outside.

G2008.103

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

cotton

hand stitched

Lille lace

Lille

lace

wheat

Rhode Island

United States of America

North America

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