Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Cap

Entry/Object ID

G88.214

Description

Infant’s cap of very fine cotton, tamboured in cotton with little sprigs; insertion through center of needlerun (silk/linen) lace in early (?) bobbinet- FAUX double piece; narrow facings all round with one at rear forming casing for tiny round linen braid.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Headwear, Infant
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Cap

Clothing Sex

Unisex

Textile Details

Fabric

Cotton

Material

Cotton, Needlerun net

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1800 - circa 1825

Notes

User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

Cap, Hat, Headwear, Infant, Baby, Cotton, Lace, Bobbinet, Braid, Linen