Cap
Dateca. 1700
OriginEurope
MediumCotton, linen
DimensionsOverall depth: 15 1/2"
Flat: 12" H x 8" D
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1956-143
DescriptionWoman's or child's cap of semi-sheer white plain-woven cotton trimmed with insertions of fine needlepoint lace and smocking in a semi-circle around one of the insertions, forming shaping for the head. Thread remnants suggest that lace was once sewn to the front edge. 
