1840-1850
GUSN-961
White sheer starched cotton; embroidered allover with V-shape sprig motif; (Indian?); edged all around with scalloped lace; sheer cotton ties; drawstring at nape.
caps (headgear)
headgear
cotton (textile)
embroidering
stitching
scalloping
foliation (pattern)
Women's clothing
Cotton
Hand Stitched
Embroidered
Scalloped
Sprig
CAP
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6331
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