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Cap, Dinner

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dinner cap made of black net under black lace, on wire frame, spotted net ties with lace edges; trimmed with orange and black velvet ribbon bows, large flat faux pearls and smaller ones; little ferny fronds glass dewdrops, tiny rosebuds and large white rose.

G91.190

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1870

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

American

Cap

Hat

Headwear

Female

Dinner

Net

Lace

Wire

Velvet

Pearls

Fern

Glass

Rosebuds

Rose

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