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Cap

Date1750-1780

OriginAmerica, South Carolina, Charleston

MediumCotton face fabric; linen embroidery threads; cotton stuffing; and linen backing fabric (all by microscope, LRB)

Dimensions11 1/2" from forehead to nape of neck

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number2016-78

DescriptionCap for infant child of white cotton embroidered with white linen threads and cord quilted in a design of floral sprigs and vines with drawn work fillings worked in the linen backing fabric and visible through holes cut in the top fabric. Cap is constructed of 3 panels. Embroidery stitches include backstitch, dot stitches with threads carried on the back, and buttonhole stitches. Raised cord quilted areas are stuffed with cotton.
MarkingsM or W stitched into lining with blue thread.
ProvenanceDonated to Old Salem by Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Pinckney of Richmond, Virginia, and said to be worn by a Charleston Pinckney family child.