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Woman's cap
Woman's cap

Woman's cap

1820s
Place of UseLexington, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueLinen gauze with cotton chian stitch embroidery probably worked with tambour needle
Dimensions26 x 25 cm (10 1/4 x 9 13/16 in.)measured flat on side for storage
Credit LineGift of Miss Ellen A. Stone
Accession number99.846
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceWorn by donor's great-aunt Caira Robbins (1794-1881); Inherited by Ellen A. Stone; Gift to MFA, 1899
Textile fragment
early 19th century
Textile fragment
early 19th century
Infant's cap
early 19th century
Apron
about 1800
Bag
about A.D. 500
Infant's cap
early 19th century
Embroidery
19th century
View: a,b
early 18th century