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Infant's cap
American
second half of the 18th century
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave with linen bobbin lace trim and linen tape
Dimensions
Overall: 14.5 x 16.5 cm (5 11/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.947
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionInfant's cap with ruffle of lighter-weight linen or mull trimmed with bobbin lace; casings and tape drawstrings around face and along bottom edge at back; gathers around circular insert at back
ProvenanceInherited by Miss Georgiana Welles Sargent (born 1858) of New York City; Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent, to MFA, 1949