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  Cap

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  Cap (Spain), late 18th century

  Dark red knitted silk cap with diagonally ribbed body, and crown with a star-shaped area of varied knitting patterns. With very long ornament of silk cords and chenille, forming three…

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  Cap (Spain), late 18th century

  Close fitting skull cap of pink silk net. Embroidered in pink silks. Very long elaborate tassel of strands of chenille in coral pink, made into a group of strands.

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  Cap (Spain), 18th century

  Cap of coral silk with a chenille tassel in the same color. Knit with altnernating bands in a simple goemetric patterns.

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  Cap (France), 1700–1750

  Cap of cream white cotton, made in four conical sections. Seams stitched in silver thread, joined at top with metal tassel. Embroidered with small-scale flower sprays in blue, white, and…

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  Miser’s Purse (France), early 19th century

  White silk purse ornamented with cut steel and gold beads in small diamond pattern. Two rings of cut steel in gold control side opening. Twisted gold beads ending in larger…

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  Miser’s Purse (France), early 19th century

  Crocheted white silk ornamented with gold beads in all-over checkerboard pattern. Two gold rings with foliate decoration control side opening; fancy gold drops at each end.

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  Miser’s Purse (France), 1820–40

  Netted white silk ornamented evenly with gold beads in small cone pattern. Two hexagonal gold rings engraved with floral and scroll motifs, control a side opening. Long tassels of gold…

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  Miser’s Purse (France), 1830–60

  Netted white silk ornamented with gold and cut steel beads, on one side only, in a zigzag and stylized floral pattern. One ring of cut steel rimmed in gold controls…

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  Miser’s Purse (France), 1810–40

  Initialed “AC” and “JC”; a base of cream-colored knitted silk is solidly covered with minute opalescent beads; it is further ornamented with gold and cut steel beads in a stylized…