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Infant's cap
American
first quarter 19th century
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave with cotton embroidery deflected warps and wefts (drawnwork)
Dimensions
Overall: 17.8 x 12.7 cm (7 x 5 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.950
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionInfant's cap with circular back section embroidered with rings of eyelets and leaf motifs around central drawnwork section; top and side panels also embroidered with eyelets and leaf motifs with a wide border in a sprig pattern; casing across front with drawstrings at top; casing along bottom with drawstrings at back; two raw edges at sides where chin pendants probably cut off
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