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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1860-1875

GUSN

GUSN-962

Description

White sheer stiff cotton; ruffled briom with embroidered scalloped edges; double ruffle (like brim) around crown, followed by 2 sections of tucks, followed by pleated ruffle; broad self ties with pointed ends.

Details

Descriptive Terms

caps (headgear)
headgear
cotton (textile)
embroidering
stitching
Women's clothing
Cotton
Embroidered
Hand Stitched
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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

1969.6332

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