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Cap, Dinner
Object/Artifact
Dinner cap, embroidered 'blonde' cotton (?) net; hand stitched. Short thin silk ribbon ties. Matching bow-rosettes at ear level. Small cream silk brocade bow at lower center back. Plain 'brim', double frill of coarser net at ears and back.
G90.129
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1845
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
American
Cap
Dinner
hat
Headwear
female
blonde
embroidered
embroidery
cotton
hand stithced
silk
rosettes
brocade
frill