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Child's cap
Infant's cap
Child's cap
American
early 19th century
Place of Use: Lexington, Massachusetts, United States; Place of Manufacture: probably Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave, trimmed with linen bobbin lace
Dimensions
Overall: 17.1 x 14.6 cm (6 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.)
Other (inset): 5.1 cm (2 in.)
Other (inset): 5.1 cm (2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Ellen A. Stone
Accession Number99.832
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CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionChild's cap trimmed with bobbin lace, drawn together in the back and joined with twisted insertion stitches which continue down insertion; double hem stitching at edges of insertion
ProvenanceWorn by donor's great-grandfather Stephen Robbins (1758-1847); Inherited by Ellen A. Stone; Gift to MFA, 1899