Digital Collections

Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Fine windowpane checked dimity cap, entirely hand stitched, Formed of 3 pieces joined by bobbin lace insertion. Very fine muslin frill around front edge, edged with narrow bobbin lace. Similar lace across back edge. No ties, but tiny linen braid loop at right front. Narrow casing all around with fine linen braid drawstrings at center front and center back.

G95.006

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Headwear

Infant

Historic Costume

Cap

Unisex

Dimity

Lace

Muslin

Linen

1840

User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral

American

Cap

Headwear

Hat

Female

Dimity

Hand stitched

Bobbin lace

lace

muslin

frill

braid

linen

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