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Cap
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Striped dimity infant night cap entirely hand stitched. Horseshoe crown, plain cotton frill all around. Straight bottom, 3/8” casing around it with 1/4” plain woven tape drawstring whose ends serve as ties.
G2000.089
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Infant
Accessory
Historic Costume
Cap
Unisex
Dimity
White
1825 - 1850
User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral
American
cap
hat
headwear
baby
infant
night cap
night
hand stitched
horseshoe
frill
cotton