Cap
Dating from the first quarter of the 19th century, this infant cap provides a strong example of how infant clothing followed adult fashion forms. Even in traditional baby garments such as christening gowns, which share the characteristics of color, material and shape throughout the decades, it is possible to date the garments based upon the surface decoration or cut of the bodice, which often resemble adult styles. In this particular piece, the visor-like brim closely relates to the current fashion in women's hats in the 1820s.
Artwork Details
- Title: Cap
- Date: ca. 1820
- Culture: American
- Medium: cotton
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Bergen Glover, 1961
- Object Number: 2009.300.1534
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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