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Cap
Object/Artifact
Entirely handstitched sheer cotton cap with leno stripes interspersed with brocaded white sprigs. Horseshoe crown, no frill except that cap is edged all around with 1” wide machine lace concentrated at ear. Narrow plainwoven tape ties. 2 ply cotton drawstrings at back.
G90.191
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1855
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
American
Cap
Hat
headwear
Woman
Hand stitched
Cotton
Leno
brocade
sprigs
Horseshoe
Machine lace
lace
drawstrings