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Cap

1700-1750

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Williamsburg, United States

Infant clothing was commonly produced at home or bought together in sets. A group of 28 pieces of infant clothing came from a house in Dorset, England. While nothing attributed these pieces as a group, the lace, construction techniques, and pattern iron suggests that they were worn together. Infant clothing commonly was made or purchased in large sets. The shirt would have been the first layer on the child’s body, the forehead cloth would tie under the chin with the cap worn over top. The small sleeves tied around the forearm and closed with tiny sleeve buttons or cufflinks.
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  • Title: Cap
  • Date Created: 1700-1750
  • Location Created: England
  • Physical Dimensions: Shirt Center Front: 11 inches Center Back: 12 inches Sleeve Length: 5inches Sleeve Width: 3.5 inches Cap Depth: 5 inches Opening of the cap: 8 inches Sleeves Overall Length: 5.25 inches, Width of wristband: 2.25 inches Forehead Cloth Overall Length: 5.25 inches, Depth: 2.25 inches
  • Type: Cap
  • Rights: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Museum Purchase.
  • External Link: Learn more about this object at Colonial Williamsburg's emuseum
  • Medium: Linen, Binche Lace, Hollie Point (Cap Only)
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

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