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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

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Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Infant cap, entirely hand stitched. Fine white cotton, white padded satin stitch ferny leaf border with scattering of eyelet centered daisies in ground. Round crown outlined with large eyelets, a large many-petaled flower filling the space. Tiny hem, 1/3” facing. No evidence of drawstrings. Might have had a lace edging originally.

G2008.100

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Headwear

Infant

Historic Costume

Cap

Unisex

Cotton

Cotton

White

circa 1800 - circa 1825

User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral

American

infant

baby

cap

hat

headwear

hand stitched

cotton

satin stich

leaf

eyelet

daisy

flower

Rhode Island

United States of America

North America

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