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Infant's cap (unfinished)
possibly Indian, used in America
early 19th century
Place of Manufacture: possibly India; Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave (mull) with cotton embroidery and deflected warps and wefts (drawnwork) and lace insertion stitches
Dimensions
Overall: 20.6 x 35.6 cm (8 1/8 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.1035
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CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPiece of mull with white embroidery to be made into an infant's cap; eyelets with lace insertion stitches; border with floral pattern with eyelet blossoms; band of four blossoms in down center; selvedge on left
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