Cap

Object/Artifact

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Cap

Entry/Object ID

G89.275

Description

Entirely hand stitched. Fine linen. White cotton embroidered satin stitch, microscopic eyelets, bobbinet insertion, stem stitch. U-shaped back panel, fine cotton braid drawstrings in front and back; very deep brim 'taken in' rather recently.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1800

Notes

User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

Cap, Hat, Headwear, Infant, Baby, Hand stitched, Linen, Cotton, Embroidered, Embroidery, Eyelets, Bobbinet, Drawstrings, Braid