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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1855-1865

GUSN

GUSN-950

Description

White sheer stiff cotton; wide band of narrow tucks across crown followed by appliqued ruffle with embroidered scalloped edges; double ruffle at brim, with third ruffle halfway down; ruffle with two tucks at neck; inside self drawstring at nape; broad self ties.

Details

Descriptive Terms

caps (headgear)
headgear
cotton (textile)
embroidering
stitching
Cap
Cap

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5427

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