Cream cap. Discolored, gauze embroidered with dots. Four bands of piping. Net ruffle around face and neck embroidered with flowers. Net band inserted center to back, drawstring.
caps (headgear)
headgear
cotton (textile)
embroidering
stitching
Cap
Cap, Baby
Cap, Baby
Two notes handwritten and typed, sewn on inside right: 1) ""Cap belonging to Martha's father, Charles Whiting."" 2) Typed--""Cap worn by Charles Whiting (1799-1831) in Boston 1799.""
1923.330
Unknown
Gift of the Misses Cummings
1923.330.1
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