Name/Title

Cap

Entry/Object ID

G85.799.1

Description

Fine white cotton day cap, entirely hand stitched; edged with wavy-edged Val lace. Machine lace insertion across top of brim. Dome crown on shaped cap base with chin points, piped seam. White silk ribbon tie and one twill tape tie.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1820 - 1835

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

Cap, Headwear, Cotton, dome, lace edge, hand stitched, lace, Val, Machine lace, Silk, Twill tape