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CAP

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1860-1865

GUSN

GUSN-947

Description

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.

Details

Descriptive Terms

caps (headgear)
headgear
cotton (textile)
embroidering
stitching
lace (needlework)
whitework
Women's clothing
Cotton
Lace
Embroidered
Hand Stitched
Whitework
CAP

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5362

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