1860-1865
GUSN-946
White sheer stiff cotton; shirred crown; brim of double ruffles with embroidered scalloped edges & third ruffle half-way down; ruffle at neck; self drawstring inside at nape; broad self ties with pointed ends.
caps (headgear)
headgear
cotton (textile)
embroidering
stitching
shirring
Cap
Cap
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5097
Title CAP Accession Number 1969.5423
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