Cap
Date1815-1840
MediumWhite sheer cotton, tamboured
Dimensions18" around face area
Credit LineGift of the Reverend Mrs. Mary Louise Howson
Object number1989-57
DescriptionWoman's cap of sheer white plain-woven cotton, chain-stitch embroidered, probably with tambour. Embroidered design consists of evenly spaced circles. Cap has narrow ruffle around the edges. The crown, or back of head, is finished with a bobbin lace insertion. Gathering string at center back.ProvenanceFound in 1987 in the costume room of the First Congregational Church, Danbury, Ct., where an active theater group had been using the room; sold in church bazaar in November of 1987.
