Cap

Object/Artifact

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Cap

Entry/Object ID

G97.149

Description

Entirely hand stitched white cotton. Horseshoe crown, medium brim. Piped seam. Embroidered with broderie anglaise flower sprays; also satin, seed and stem stitch. Edged with flat frill, scalloped with simple broderie anglaise design; tiny pleats give fullness at ears. Plied cotton drawstring runs through whole bottom edge. Long self ties with tiny hems.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1850

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

Cap, Headwear, hat, hand stitched, cotton, horseshoe, embroidered, embroidery, broderie anglais, broderie, anglaise, flower, pleats, drawstring