Nightcap
c. 1851
9 in. x 13 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Clothing and Accessories
Medium and Support:
linen
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Burr
Accession Number:
1983.1.15
A fine linen nightcap used by Harriet Angeline Lord Burr on her wedding night. It has scalloped eyelet edging and simple embroidery in the center back panel and along the brim.