Cap
Date1760-1780
MediumCotton with silk needlework and linen bobbin lace.
DimensionsH: 5 3/4"; Dia.: 8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1952-53
DescriptionMan's domed cap with turned up cuff; chain stitch embroidery of floral sprays in varicolored silks; edged with bobbin lace.Construction History:
1. 1760-1780: Initial Construction
2. January 15, 1954: Repairs by Ernest LoNano for Margaret Hunter Shop.
Label TextUndress Cap
Britain or France, 1760-1780
Cotton embroidered with silk, trimmed with linen bobbin lace, lined with linen
1952-53
ProvenanceFrom collection of Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Cohen.
1700-1750
1775-1790
1760-1780
1770-1780
1760-1780
1780-1790
1700-1720
1730-1750
1771
Ca. 1770
1700-1800
1790-1810