1860-1865
GUSN-947
White sheer stiff cotton; narrow crown with alternating bands of scalloped tucks, drawnwork & whitework edged with lace ruffle; brim edged with 3 rows of lace ruffles; double ruffle at neck edged with lace; self drawstring inside at nape; broad self ties with rounded ends; edged with lace.
caps (headgear)
headgear
cotton (textile)
embroidering
stitching
lace (needlework)
whitework
Women's clothing
Cotton
Lace
Embroidered
Hand Stitched
Whitework
CAP
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5362
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