Cap
ca. 1770 (made)
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Woman's cap of embroidered silk net cap, mounted on a cream silk lining. It is trimmed with silk bobbin lace and pink silk ribbons ties and bow at the front. The crown is high and slightly gathered, shaped to a slight peak over the forehead where it is trimmed with a ribbon and silk lace rosette and curving to cover the ears. The trimming extends round the edges and finishes with lappets of blond extended by the pink ribbon ties.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk; hand-woven satin, net, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn, bobbin lace |
| Brief description | Woman's cap of embroidered silk net, Great Britain, ca. 1770, trimmed with silk bobbin lace and pink silk ribbons |
| Physical description | Woman's cap of embroidered silk net cap, mounted on a cream silk lining. It is trimmed with silk bobbin lace and pink silk ribbons ties and bow at the front. The crown is high and slightly gathered, shaped to a slight peak over the forehead where it is trimmed with a ribbon and silk lace rosette and curving to cover the ears. The trimming extends round the edges and finishes with lappets of blond extended by the pink ribbon ties. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Broughshane |
| Object history | Associated with Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton and Argyll (1734-1790) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.219-1964 |
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| Record created | May 1, 2008 |
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