Cap
Date1820-1850
MediumWhite tabby linen embroidered with cotton and cotton bobbin net insertions
Dimensions11" measured from forehead over top of head to back neck
Credit LineGift of Mr. Bernard H. Baylor
Object number1950-4,2
DescriptionChild's cap of white linen embroidered with cotton satin stitches in design of six- petal star-like flowers and leaves with cotton bobbin net insertions. Row of eyelets form edging around face and neck. Center back has diamond-shaped insert. Cap has been repaired with different lace attached to the backside. No lining.ProvenanceFamily tradition states that this cap and another cap #1950-4,1 were used by John Baylor, who married Frances Courtenay Norton in 1778. The late date of both caps suggests that they were worn by a later family member.
