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Black velvet with edging of black and red stripe twill; silver colored sequins with glass beads in serpentine pattern; gathered at inside opening; lined with black taffeta and black silk tape drawstring; wired opening with black tulle; yellow cotton thread hanging from a single sequin.
caps (headgear)
headgear
tulle (meshed textile)
beading (process)
taffeta
sequins (spangles)
velvet (fabric weave)
Cap
Cap
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6363
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