Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Cap

Entry/Object ID

G91.153

Description

Entirely hand stitched fine white cotton infant cap, horseshoe crown finely sewn to brim with overcast or satin stitch. Border of buds, big spray of fernlike foliage with net centers, at each side. Ground of micro-eyelets with leaflets. Loops for ribbon at corners, casings (strings gone) at center front & center back.

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, net

Color

White

Sewing Stitch Type

Satin Stitch

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1810 - circa 1830

Notes

User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

Cap, Infant, baby, headwear, hat, hand stitched, cotton, horseshoe, satin stich, Buds, foliage, eyelet, leaflet