Woman's cap
1850s
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueEmbroidered linen net, with silk machine net and silk plain weave (taffeta) ribbons patterned with warp floats
Dimensions23 x 27 x 20 cm (9 1/16 x 10 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.) Hat only
Credit LineGift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb
Accession number51.344
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenanceGift to the MFA, 1951
about 1858
1850s
mid-19th century
probably 19th century
about 1800–20
about 1855