Aqua ribbed silk cap; double layer pointed at front; sides trimmed with tassels, pearls, and silver metallic thread. Brim and center back embroidered with silver metallic thread and pearls in scrolling bands; back of hat is netting; attached to wire support.
caps (headgear)
headgear
embroidering
pearl (animal material)
silk (textile)
Elizabethan Revival
fancy dress
Cap
Cap
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5274
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