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Infant's cap
American
18th century
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Cotton mull with silk embroidery and linen Flemish bobbin lace
Dimensions
17 x 14.8 cm (6 11/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Wendell Taber
Accession Number49.372
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionInfant's embroidered mull cap; chain stitch floral sprig; band of Flemish bobbin lace insertion from center front to center back; very narrow bobbin lace ruffles at crown seams; (originally a ruffle of some sort around face); drawstrings in crown seams, around face, and at neck.