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Cap
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Fine windowpane checked dimity cap, entirely hand stitched, Formed of 3 pieces joined by bobbin lace insertion. Very fine muslin frill around front edge, edged with narrow bobbin lace. Similar lace across back edge. No ties, but tiny linen braid loop at right front. Narrow casing all around with fine linen braid drawstrings at center front and center back.
G95.006
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Headwear
Infant
Historic Costume
Cap
Unisex
Dimity
Lace
Muslin
Linen
1840
User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral
American
Cap
Headwear
Hat
Female
Dimity
Hand stitched
Bobbin lace
lace
muslin
frill
braid
linen