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Woman's cap
Woman's cap

Woman's cap

mid-19th century
Object PlaceLexington, Massachusetts, United States
Place of ManufactureEngland (net and lace)
Medium/TechniqueMachine-made silk net trimmed with silk machine lace, and linen tape (in seams and casings)
Dimensions26 x 29 cm (10 1/4 x 11 7/16 in.) measured flat on side for storage
Credit LineGift of Miss Ellen A. Stone
Accession number99.664.91
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceWorn by member of the Robbins family; inherited by Ellen A. Stone; gift to MFA, 1899
Shoulder Cape
1850–1900
Group shot: 2003.287.1-2
Jean-Philippe Worth
about 1902
a-b
about 1858
Conservation status: Before treatment
1930–40
Charles Frederick Worth
about 1883
Woman's dress (two bodices, skirt, shawl)
Georgiana Welles (Sargent)
about 1854
Group shot: 50.474a-b; Conservation status: Before treatment
about 1856–58
Group shot: 2003.289.1-2
Jean-Philippe Worth
about 1902
Woman's skirt
Oscar de la Renta
1990s