A mob cap was required dress for a woman or girl in the colonial era.

• Description:  A mob cap protected a woman's hair from dust when she went outside and from smoke and grease when she was indoors. This white mob cap is trimmed with 2 ½’’ lace trim. It is a versatile hat for a variety of time periods and characters - from maids to peasant women.
• Color: White (Note: The lace trim has some silver thread in it.)
• Size: One size. (Elastic makes it fit all head sizes from children to adults).
• 18’’ Diameter.
• Cotton with Polyester Trim.

• Costume Suggestions:  Colonial Women, Mother Goose, Seven Maids a Milking, Maid, Servant.

  A mob cap or mob-cap is a round, gathered or pleated cloth bonnet consisting of a caul to cover the hair and a frilled or ruffled brim.