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Cap
Clothing/Dress/Costume
White cotton corded cap; soft, entirely hand stitched; sack like caul with a circular center and deep straight side; narrow brim all around (wider toward top). Doubled cords divide the pieces into panels containing wavy corded lines. Edged with tiny vandykes. Linen Z2S thread stitching brim to crown. Possibly child or youth sized.
G87.224
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Adult, Female
Headwear
Historic Costume
Cap
Female
Cotton
White
1795 - 1810