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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

Welcome to our Online Collections Database! Below you will find a searchable database showcasing images and information regarding tens of thousands of items in our online collection. Search using search terms, key words, object names, or names of historical figures to locate specific items, or, peruse at random to enjoy the breadth of collections available for view.

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Cap

Object/Artifact

Entirely hand stitched white cotton. Shallow crown with a pair of large puffed sections between front and back. Simple (early?) lace insertion at top center and sides. Narow insertion down center back. Fine tape drawstring in back. 1.5” deep “dotted Swiss” frill all around. No ties.

G95.082

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1825 - 1835

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

American

Cap

Hat

Headwear

Woman

Hand stitched

Cotton

Mouse ears

Lace

Dotted swiss

swiss

Frill

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