woman's cap

Date1889

Terms

Caps
Cotton

Dimensions19.05 × 10.16 × 40.64 cm (7 1/2 × 4 × 16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Roger Swaim

Object numberCOS47.23

DescriptionA woman's cap or bonnet made of white and black tarleton (thin, starched cotton muslin with an open weave). The cap consists of a stiffened band with a peak at the center over the forehead and a mesh back which is lined with black tarleton. The cap also features a white bow at the center top of the cap and a longer bow at the lower back.

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