Digital Collections
Cap
Object/Artifact
Entirely hand stitched linen cap, small. Design of berries with drawn thread fillings, outlined with satin stitch willow leaf sprays. Scattered tiny eyelets. Crown formed by uniting triangular back sections with fagotting. Tiny loop at one ear. No evidence that teeny hems are casings. No frills.
G90.217
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1780 - 1800
User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral
American
Cap
Hat
Headwear
Baby
Infant
Hand stitched
linen
berries
satin stich
willow
leaf
spray
eyelets
fagotting
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