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Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

White cotton corded cap; soft, entirely hand stitched; sack like caul with a circular center and deep straight side; narrow brim all around (wider toward top). Doubled cords divide the pieces into panels containing wavy corded lines. Edged with tiny vandykes. Linen Z2S thread stitching brim to crown. Possibly child or youth sized.

G87.224

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Adult, Female

Headwear

Historic Costume

Cap

Female

Cotton

White

1795 - 1810

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