Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Cap

Entry/Object ID

G95.006

Description

Fine windowpane checked dimity cap, entirely hand stitched, Formed of 3 pieces joined by bobbin lace insertion. Very fine muslin frill around front edge, edged with narrow bobbin lace. Similar lace across back edge. No ties, but tiny linen braid loop at right front. Narrow casing all around with fine linen braid drawstrings at center front and center back.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Cap

Clothing Sex

Unisex

Textile Details

Fabric

Dimity

Material

Lace, Muslin, Linen

Made/Created

Date made

1840

Notes

User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

Cap, Headwear, Hat, Female, Dimity, Hand stitched, Bobbin lace, lace, muslin, frill, braid, linen

Cap