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Cap

Date1710-1740
MediumSilk; metallic cords; wool lace
DimensionsSide to side: 4 1/2"; Height: 4 1/2"
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object number1971-1384
DescriptionChild's cap of salmon-color ribbed silk embroidered with padded silver and silver gilt metallic threads. On the side panels are floral motifs that spring from bowl-like shapes. On the crown and back the same floral motif springs from an elaborate urn form. Edge of cap is trimmed with linen lace and fragments of metallic lace. Lined with thin blue silk.
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1740-1760
Record photo by LB.
1730-1750
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Cap.
1730-1750
Mitts 1971-1569,3A&B
1820-1840
Record photo by LB.
Textile 1650-1660; altered later.
Record photo by LB.
1730-1760
DS2002-0208
1750-1775
Record
1720-1750
Record
1740-1760