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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

Welcome to our Online Collections Database! Below you will find a searchable database showcasing images and information regarding tens of thousands of items in our online collection. Search using search terms, key words, object names, or names of historical figures to locate specific items, or, peruse at random to enjoy the breadth of collections available for view.

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Cap

Object/Artifact

"Entirely hand stitched cotton flannel night caps with white cotton ties, tiny hems; butted selvages and overcast seams.1) pink checked, trimmed with rikrak attached with tiny crochet,2) pink checked with heavy cotton lace edging3) blue checked with machine lace edging"

G88.203.1-3

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1865 - 1880

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

American

Cap

Hat

Woman

Headwear

Hand stitched

Cotton

Flannel

Selvages

Rikrak

Crochet

Lace

Flannel

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