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Headpiece
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Wedding Cap/ Dinner Cap made of a white net covering a wire armature that fits over the top of the head to the jaw. Rows of tulle frills on either side, edged with loops of narrow white silk ribbon which are laid across the top and back. The back two rows on top are pointed forward at the center. No evidence of flowers or any other attachments.
G2011.072.1
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Headwear
Adult, Female
Historic Costume
Headband
Female
Silk
net
White
1842 - 1860
American