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Cap
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Entirely handstitched cap, white heavy cotton; embroidered in back-stitch and satin stitch with a grapevine design on crown and brim; ties missing; cotton drawstrings in lower back edge; some kind of Valenciennes lace which seems machine-made.
G87.032
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Adult, Female
Headwear
Historic Costume
Cap
Female
Cotton
White
1845 - 1855
American
Machine
Cuba
New York
United States of America
North America