Infant's cap
early 19th century
Place of UseLexington, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Manufactureprobably Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueBrocaded cotton, cotton gauze insertion with chain stitching (or tambour work), plain weave cotton tape loops, and braided cotton drawstrings
Dimensions16.5 x 18.3 cm (6 1/2 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ellen A. Stone
Accession number99.664.59
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ProvenanceWorn by Bridge Chandler; Probably purchased by Ellen A. Stone; Gift to MFA, 1899
early 19th century
second quarter of 19th century
mid-19th century
early 19th century
About 1900
1800–12
early 19th century
late 18th century
A.D. 1000–1476
first half of 19th century
about 1880