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Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Embroidered white cotton net cap, deep brim, small horseshoe crown. Embroidered with linen or silk, long fernlike scrolls on sides, enclosing eyelets with little leaflets. Pairs of leaves with lacy fillings over ears. Frill of net embroidered with simple border design. Drawstrings through casings, tie at CF and CB. Larger size.

G95.065

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Headwear

Infant

Historic Costume

Cap

Unisex

Cotton

Cotton net

circa 1835 - circa 1840

User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral

embroidered

horseshoe crown

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