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Woman's cap
Woman's cap

Woman's cap

1820s
Place of UseLexington, Massachusetts, United States
Place of ManufactureMassachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniquePlain weave check cotton (paired warp and weft every 8 pics), plain weave cotton trim and insertion, cotton embroidery and lace
DimensionsOverall: 33.7 x 19.7 x 23 cm (13 1/4 x 7 3/4 x 9 1/16 in.)
Other (ties): 23 x 2 cm (9 1/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ellen A. Stone
Accession number99.664.32
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
InscriptionsWritten in black ink at back: Caira Robbins, No. 15ProvenanceWorn by donor's great-aunt Caira Robbins (1794-1881); Inherited by Ellen A. Stone; Gift to MFA, 1899
Woman's cap
second quarter of the 19th century
Infant's dress
mid-19th century
Infant's cap (unfinished)
early 19th century
Part of a cap (unfinished)
early 19th century
Infant's dress
19th century
Infant's dress
early 19th century
Infant's cap
About 1825
Woman's cap
about 1815
Modesty
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1815