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Modest but appealing, this infant's cap is carefully worked with tiny green glass beads on a cotton support. A flounce of machined lace would surround the infant's face, with cotton straps to tie under chin. Some yellowish staining suggests the cap has been worn and used.
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Title: Infant's cap
Date: 19th century
Culture: probably Greek
Medium: cotton with machined green ribbon, glass beads
Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 6in. (14 x 15.2cm)
Classification: Accessory-Headwear-Childrenswear
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Object Number: 09.50.2588
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