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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

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Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Tiny infant cap made of sheer white cotton, entirely hand stitched. Round crown with a square vine within a larger one, on point. Little needlelace medallion in the center. Widely scattered eyelets with little ‘leaves.’ Fine linen tape drawstrings in front and back, and another pair in a casing over the front of the head. Ribbon tie loops at chin corners.

G2008.101

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Headwear

Infant

Historic Costume

Cap

Unisex

Cotton

Cotton

Linen

Tape

White

circa 1800 - circa 1815

User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral

American

infant

baby

cap hat

headwear

cotton

hand stitched

vine

needlelace

medallion

eyelets

leaves

linen

drawstring

Rhode Island

United States of America

North America

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