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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

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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

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