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Cap
Object/Artifact
Entirely hand stitched white cotton. Horseshoe crown, medium brim. Piped seam. Embroidered with broderie anglaise flower sprays; also satin, seed and stem stitch. Edged with flat frill, scalloped with simple broderie anglaise design; tiny pleats give fullness at ears. Plied cotton drawstring runs through whole bottom edge. Long self ties with tiny hems.
G97.149
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1850
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
American
Cap
Headwear
hat
hand stitched
cotton
horseshoe
embroidered
embroidery
broderie anglais
broderie
anglaise
flower
pleats
drawstring