1840-1855
GUSN-965
White sheer starched cotton, embroidered all over with V-shape sprig motif; (Indian?); edged all around with scalloped lace ruffle; gathered into band in back, edged with pipingl; broad sheer ties.
caps (headgear)
headgear
cotton (textile)
embroidering
stitching
lace (needlework)
foliation (pattern)
Women's clothing
Cotton
Lace
Embroidered
Hand Stitched
Sprig
CAP
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6337
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