Cap
Date1820-1850
MediumCotton, silk
Dimensionschin to crown: 5 3/4"
Credit LineGift of Anonymous Donors
Object number1971-1687,4
DescriptionChild's cap of white cotton knitted in a lacy pattern that includes circular motifs clustered to form diamonds and a circular web-like design at the center back. Edges are finished with a heavier cotton cord outline, with two rows of knitted banding on the border. The ties are woven cotton tapes. A pink silk lining is loosely basted in.InscribedFolding pin-ticket: "DWC 309/AT" and "Knitted Open-/work Baby/Cap Swiss/18th C."
ProvenanceEx Coll: Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Cohen.
