Not currently on display at the V&A

Boy's School Cap

1925-1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Boy's eight-gored school cap of maroon wool lined with cream coloured cotton. The cap is ornamented with hand stitched concentric circles of yellow cotton tape, with part of a band across the peak, and is finished with a bound button at the crown.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Wool and cotton, machine stitched and hand stitched
Brief description
Boy's school cap of maroon wool; England, 1900-1920
Physical description
Boy's eight-gored school cap of maroon wool lined with cream coloured cotton. The cap is ornamented with hand stitched concentric circles of yellow cotton tape, with part of a band across the peak, and is finished with a bound button at the crown.
Dimensions
  • Internal circumference: 57.5cm
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Bequeathed by Ida Carroll
Production
Probably from a Manchester school, possibly a cricket cap

Reason For Production: Retail
Collection
Accession number
B.39-1999

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Record createdMarch 23, 1999
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