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Infant's cap

last quarter of the 18th century
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave with cotton embroidery and linen bobbin lace
DimensionsOverall: 16.2 x 15.2 cm (6 3/8 x 6 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.948
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ClassificationsCostumes
InscriptionsWritten on cloth label sewn inside: "Infant's cap probably 1780-90 Sumner family"
ProvenanceInherited by Miss Georgiana Welles Sargent (born 1858) of New York City; Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent, to MFA, 1949
first half of 19th century
late 18th century
probably first half of 19th century
late 18th–early 19th century
first half of 19th century
about 1860
probably first half of 19th century
first half of 19th century