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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