1855-1865
GUSN-964
White sheer stiff cotton bonnet; 3 tucks & zig-zag band around crown; piping around brim above ruffle with embroidered scalloped edges; 2 tucks in ruffle in back; drawstring at nape; self ties.
caps (headgear)
headgear
cotton (textile)
embroidering
stitching
geometric patterns
scalloping
Women's clothing
Cotton
Embroidered
Hand Stitched
Geometric
Scalloped
CAP
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6334
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