Cap, Dinner

Name/Title

Cap, Dinner

Entry/Object ID

G89.052

Description

Dinner cap, black net encasing 'blonde' net. “Babushka” shape with snood effect. Black ruching around edges. Black banded satin ribbon ties and bow on pointed center front. Front is formed on milliner’s wire encased in silk.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1860

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

cap, hat, dinner cap, netting, babushka cap

Material

Silk