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Cap

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1780

GUSN

GUSN-26121

Description

Skull cap form w/ slightly ruffled border. Blue and white. Label sewn inside hat.

Details

Descriptive Terms

caps (headgear)
headgear
buckram
linen (material)
silk (textile)
Silk
Linen
Buckram
CAP

Inscription

Label sewn inside hat: ""This blue bonnet belonged to Sarah Walker/ daughter of George? T. Walker of Concord N.H./ She afterwards married Major Livermore/ She wore this to school. Born 1764.""

Associated Building

Gilman Garrison House (Exeter, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of William Perry Dudley

Accession Number

1966.1388

Places

New Hampshire (United States)

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