Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Cap

Entry/Object ID

1958.41.4b

Description

Closely fitted knitted cap with crocheted border. The knitting is done in bands, each with a different openwork motif. There are cotton ties attached to each end.

Context

Likely made by Hannah Barnes Davis of East Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1958.41

Source or Donor

Swift, Caroline

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Cap

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Knit

Material

Cotton

Color

White

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Davis, Hannah Barnes

Attribution

Likely

Date made

circa 1850

Place

Town

East Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cap

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Headwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects