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Cap

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1860-1870

GUSN

GUSN-15254

Description

Cream; lace--bands of lace stitched in scalloped circular pattern, with seven circles with lace/floral motif, and circle insert in center of seven circles; lace ruffles around face; drawstring; cream lining.

Details

Descriptive Terms

caps (headgear)
headgear
cotton (textile)
stitching
lace (needlework)
silk (textile)
Cap
Cap

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5767

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