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Infant's cap (one of two)
American
1840
Medium/Technique
Embroidered muslin
Dimensions
36 cm (14 3/16 in.); Legacy dimension: .36 around face
Credit Line
Bequest of Miss Ann E. Newell
Accession Number18.686
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionLaid-work. White muslin worked with a delicate design of drooping bunches of flowers. Very ragged, and stained.
ProvenanceSaid by lender to have been made in Boston in 1840. Lent by Miss A. E. Newell, Dec. 8, 1886. To become the property of the M.F.A. at the lender's death.