Cap, Dinner

Name/Title

Cap, Dinner

Entry/Object ID

G95.015

Description

Hand stitched cotton net over wire frame. Front edge of brim flips back over crown. Sheer delicate white silk ribbon used for decorative ties as well as for bows over ears and in center back. Short, functional plainewoven silk ribbon ties.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1845

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

Cap, Dinner, Dinner Cap, Cotton, Net, Hand stitched, Female, Wire, Silk