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Child's cap
American
second half of the 18th century
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave
Dimensions
Overall: 21 x 16.5 cm (8 1/4 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 Number49.944
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionChild's cap with slightly darker beige forehead piece with scalloped inner edge; gathered at point at back; wide ruffle in lighter-weight linen
InscriptionsWritten in ink on cloth label sewn inside: "Infant's about 1750 Stoddard, Hyslop, Sumner, Welles families"
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