Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Cap

Entry/Object ID

G2006.145

Description

Infant’s cap, entirely hand stitched fine white cotton. French style with small circular crown set into encircling brim. Fine plied cotton drawstrings in four casings around head, and one in back. Field filled with satin stitched white dots; two bands of floral borders between innermost casings. White cotton satin, seed, outline and eyelet stitches. The crown has free scalloped border; inside has scattering of leafy sprays and flowers with needle lace fillings.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Cap

Clothing Sex

Unisex

Textile Details

Fabric

Cotton

Material

Cotton

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1800 - circa 1825

Notes

User Age: Infant Gender: Neutral

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

infant, baby, hat, headwear, cap, hand stitched, cotton, French style, French, drawstrings, satin stitch, floral, eyelet, scalloped, leaf, spray, needle lace, lace

Cap