Cap, with attached head band which extends into a shaped flap in back, of black satin embroidered in knot stitch with a design of peonies, double peach, and butterflies in shades of pink, red, blue, green and yellow. Edges bound with silver threads couched in red. Lightly padded and lined with thin faded brick-red silk.

Cap, 18th century

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The John R. Van Derlip Fundexpand_more  42.8.289

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Cap
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42.8.289
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Cap, with attached head band which extends into a shaped flap in back, of black satin embroidered in knot stitch with a design of peonies, double peach, and butterflies in shades of pink, red, blue, green and yellow. Edges bound with silver threads couched in red. Lightly padded and lined with thin faded brick-red silk.