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Description:

A darned net baby cap. Darned net is a needlework technique that involves stitching with a needle on a mesh foundation fabric to imitate lace.

Location: Currently not on view

Made At: United States

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, Victorian Needlework, Textiles

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Credit Line: Gift of Miss Margaret Simmonds

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T10088Catalog Number: T10088.000Accession Number: 180032

Object Name: embroidery, whitework

Measurements: overall: 9 3/4 in; 24.765 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-97b9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_629956

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Baby Cap