Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Cap

Entry/Object ID

G96.118

Description

"Entirely hand stitched white cotton mull, with tamboured dots all over. Deep, short brim, small horseshoe shaped crown, joined with insertion of needle lace beading.* Brim has 3 narrow linen tape drawstrings in small parallel casings over head, 2 more around face and around the neck. Tape loops at corners for ribbon ties.*Seems as if it may have been worked directly into the fabric edges!"

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Infant
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Cap

Clothing Sex

Unisex

Textile Details

Material

Cotton

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

1790 - 1810

Notes

l

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American