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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

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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

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