Collection Highlights
The Bulls and Bears in the Market
1879
1971.104
Oil on linen
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Childs lace cap
Object name
Childs lace cap
Date
ca. 1817
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
overall (flat): 6 3/4 x 7 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 17.1 x 18.4 x 0.3 cm )
Description
Close-fitting muslin baby bonnet with overall detail of hand-embroidered whitework of padded satin-stitch and and eyelet-stitch in floral and vine motifs; constructed in two pieces, the horseshoe shaped back panel attached and gathered to body; encased drawstring around face cinching and tying at center front crown and at neck and at center back.
Object Number
INV.11844
Gallery Label
This cap was worn by Martha Husbands of Hartwick, New York, in 1817. She was the mother of Elizabeth Smith Deavenport of Rochester, New York.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
