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Infant's cap
American
mid-18th century
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave with cotton embroidery and deflected warps and wefts (drawnwork)
Dimensions
15 x 14 cm (5 7/8 x 5 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 Number49.949
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionInfant's cap with shaped forehead piece embroidered with floral sprigs and border; line of cross stitching next to this piece's seam; gathered at back with above drawnwork panel with diamond pattern
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