Name/Title

Cap

Entry/Object ID

G95.056

Description

Tiny hand stitched infant cap with horseshoe crown. Formed of narrow strips of cotton spotted net alternating with cotton Leavers lace insertion with integral cordonnet. No trim. Tiny casings around front and back edges with tiny plied drawstrings in center back and center front. Small thread loop at each chin corner; very narrow, thin white silk ribbon tie attached to right loop.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1850

Notes

User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

Cap, Baby, Infant, hat, Headwear, hand stitched, horseshoe, cotton, net, Leavers lace, leavers, lace, cordonnet, drawstrings