Night cap, cap, women's, fine white checked cotton, front edge trimmed with a graduated double frill of lawn edged lace, narrow over the forehead but deeper from the temples to the chin, plain headpiece extends to tie under the chin, ties of matching checked cotton are attached outside the frills, single frill of lawn edged with lace runs around lower edge, caul is joined to headpiece with inset band of openwork, horseshoe shaped crown of matching check fabric with narrow border of inset openwork, internal drawstring at centre nape, approximate height 240mm, approximate depth 180mm, c1820-1850
