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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

late 19th c.

GUSN

GUSN-958

Description

White cotton crown; white floral lace brim extending to side-pieces; heavily starched.

Details

Descriptive Terms

caps (headgear)
headgear
cotton (textile)
stitching
lace (needlework)
machine-made
fancy dress
meanders (patterns)
floral patterns
Women's clothing
Cotton
Lace
Hand Stitched
Geometric Meander
Fancy Dress
Fancy Dress
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Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.6283

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