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Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Fine sheer white cotton with hand made bobbin lace edging. All hand stitched. Flat horseshoe crown with deep brim in two sections, and a separate layer with lace edging over the front section. Each section joined with Ayreshire insertion. Bobbin lace beading down center of brim. Front extends down a bit. Narrow tape drawstrings in back. One remaining long self tie, end finished on 3 edges with lace.

G2000.118

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Accessory

Adult, Female

Historic Costume

Cap

Female

Cotton

White

1845 - 1855

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

American

hat

cap

headwear

woman

female

cotton

bobbin lace

lace

hand stitched

horseshoe

Ayreshire

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