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Woman's cap
American
mid-19th century
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave embroidered with silk threads, silk net, and wire
Dimensions
Overall: 26.67 x 24.13 x 5.08 cm (10 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb
Accession Number52.1233
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWoman's white cap with black bow; wire structure covered with stiff white tape and mesh, black ribbon sewn across top of wire, raw edges of light-weight white silk flounces gathered and sewn to mesh foundation, scalloped and embroidered finished edges of white silk flounces, black ribbon bows at sides (ribbon, warp-faced plain weave silk)
ProvenanceInherited by Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1952