Cap

Unknown

ca. 1820 · cotton · Costume Institute

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1820

Medium

cotton

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Bergen Glover, 1961