Digital Collections

Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Quaker cap of fine sheer cotton muslin. Entirely hand-stitched in three sections - brim, hood, and cap. Small frill on underside of side panels and continuing into back to form a very shallow bavolet. Silk taffeta ribbons handing from bottom tabs.

2024.48.006

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Accessory

Headwear

Adult, Female

Quaker

Historic Costume

Cap

Female

1850 - 1900

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