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Cap
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Embroidered white cotton net cap, deep brim, small horseshoe crown. Embroidered with linen or silk, long fernlike scrolls on sides, enclosing eyelets with little leaflets. Pairs of leaves with lacy fillings over ears. Frill of net embroidered with simple border design. Drawstrings through casings, tie at CF and CB. Larger size.
G95.065
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Headwear
Infant
Historic Costume
Cap
Unisex
Cotton
Cotton net
circa 1835 - circa 1840
User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral
embroidered
horseshoe crown