Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Cap

Entry/Object ID

G2001.060

Description

Entirely hand stitched. Fine cotton, bobbinet with two bands of needlerun net lace insertion across whole cap. Plied cotton drawstring in back edge. There seems to be a string in the front edge but there does not appear to be a way to draw it up.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Cap

Clothing Sex

Unisex

Textile Details

Fabric

Bobbinet

Material

Cotton

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1800 - circa 1850

Notes

User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

cap, hat, headwear, baby, infant, hand stitched, cotton, bobbinet, lace, needlerun, drawstring

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