Name/Title

Cap

Entry/Object ID

G90.217

Description

Entirely hand stitched linen cap, small. Design of berries with drawn thread fillings, outlined with satin stitch willow leaf sprays. Scattered tiny eyelets. Crown formed by uniting triangular back sections with fagotting. Tiny loop at one ear. No evidence that teeny hems are casings. No frills.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1780 - 1800

Notes

User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

Cap, Hat, Headwear, Baby, Infant, Hand stitched, linen, berries, satin stich, willow, leaf, spray, eyelets, fagotting