19th Century First Half Woman’s Cotton Mull Embroidered Cap With Lappets, French. #Regency #Hats #JaneAusten
119th Century First Half Woman’s Embroidered Cap, French. Cotton mull with cotton embroidery, linen bobbin lace insertion, silk ribbon, round gathered crown with spoked wheel design in center surrounded by long leafed wreath, outside this a wreath of carnations, same carnations around forehead band and neck band, design embroidered with white linen thread, white taffeta ribbon run through the embroidered net casing and tied in center back. via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U.S.A. mfa.org
Definition Lappets: Two long strips of material, often lace, hanging from top of head down back or over shoulders. Sometimes extensions of a headdress and a requirement for court dress.

19th Century First Half Woman’s Cotton Mull Embroidered Cap With Lappets, French. #JaneAusten #Hats #Regency
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