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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

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10 Indoor Caps and Bonnets

Object/Artifact

Blue knit or crochet cap with white edging. Flaring bonnet with red trim. White muslin cap with pale blue streamers. Flaring bonnet with green and black trims. Cap (?) with white cotton and melon colored ribbon components, streamers. Pale blue flaring bonnet with rosebuds inside brim. Black and white ribbon with red flowers. White muslin cap covered with red bowknots. Anothe with red floral patterned ribbons. Last cap of green ribbon and white frills.

2022.35.0263

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Le Follet, Plate No. 1846

1855 - 1860

Old Number

2004.164.09

Paper

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