Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Cap

Entry/Object ID

G2000.089

Description

Striped dimity infant night cap entirely hand stitched. Horseshoe crown, plain cotton frill all around. Straight bottom, 3/8” casing around it with 1/4” plain woven tape drawstring whose ends serve as ties.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Infant, Accessory
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Cap

Clothing Sex

Unisex

Textile Details

Fabric

Dimity

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

1825 - 1850

Notes

User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

cap, hat, headwear, baby, infant, night cap, night, hand stitched, horseshoe, frill, cotton