Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Cap

Entry/Object ID

1953.18.20

Description

White cotton knitted lace cap. The cap is knitted in bands of decorative openwork with various repeating diamond patterns. The back of the cap is knitted in wedges. The edges are trimmed with crocheted lace, and crocheted lace ties are attached to each corner of the brim. The ties are asymmetrical in length, indicating that they would tie to one side of the wearer's face.

Context

Worn by Lucy Monro Hale Day of Ludlow, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1953.18

Source or Donor

Harding, Ina May Harris (1879-1979)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Cap

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Lace

Material

Cotton

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1850

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cap

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Headwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Day, Lucy Munro Hale (1816-1887)

Related Places

Place

Town

Ludlow

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America