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Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand stitched fine cotton. Back is long leaf-shaped panel; adjoining curved sections at sides and top. Each has vandyked edge and stands away from body of cap. Face and neck edges have 1/4” casing; fine drawstring around back, and 1/2” white silk plain woven ribbon around front, seems intended to tie under left ear. The whole gathers close around head and face, stands away in back somewhat. Ayreshire type white embroidered tulips and fern leaves with net centers. Ground densely covered with tiny eyelets.

G96.061

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Infant

Headwear

Historic Costume

Cap

Unisex

Cotton

Cotton

ribbon

Silk

net

circa 1825 - circa 1840

User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral

American

Cap

headwear

hat

infant

baby

hand stitched

cotton

leaf

vandyke

drawstring

silk

ayreshire

embroidered

embroidery

tulips

fern

eyelets

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