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Cap
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Infant’s cap, entirely hand stitched fine white cotton. French style with small circular crown set into encircling brim. Fine plied cotton drawstrings in four casings around head, and one in back. Field filled with satin stitched white dots; two bands of floral borders between innermost casings. White cotton satin, seed, outline and eyelet stitches. The crown has free scalloped border; inside has scattering of leafy sprays and flowers with needle lace fillings.
G2006.145
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Headwear
Infant
Historic Costume
Cap
Unisex
Cotton
Cotton
White
circa 1800 - circa 1825
User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral
American
infant
baby
hat
headwear
cap
hand stitched
cotton
French style
French
drawstrings
satin stitch
floral
eyelet
scalloped
leaf
spray
needle lace
lace