Infant's Cap

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Collection Type

Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1852

GUSN

GUSN-29880

Description

Embroidered net lined with green silk; lace ruffle; green silk ruching at front and back; lighter green rosette with streamers on left side; two cream silk ties.

Details

Descriptive Terms

caps (headgear)
headgear
cotton (textile)
embroidering
silk (textile)
Cap
Cap, Baby
Cap, Baby

Inscription

Typed--sewn on inside right: ""Bonnet worn by Sarah Elizabeth Cummings (1852-1853) in Boston 1852."" Handwritten sewn on left: ""Sarah Lizzie""

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of the Misses Cummings

Accession Number

1923.331

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