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Not currently on display at the V&A

Cap Brim

1720-1740 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Brim for a man's nightcap of fine bleached linen backed with coarser linen. The outlines of a floral motif are corded in backstitch with linen thread and filled with drawn-thread work and French knots, against a background of drawn-thread work.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Linen; hand-woven, hand-embroidered
Brief description
Brim for a man's whitework nightcap, 1720-40, British; corded, drawn-thread work
Physical description
Brim for a man's nightcap of fine bleached linen backed with coarser linen. The outlines of a floral motif are corded in backstitch with linen thread and filled with drawn-thread work and French knots, against a background of drawn-thread work.
Dimensions
  • Width: 23.0cm (approx)
  • Length: 10.0cm (approx)
Credit line
Given by Maurice Rosenheim, Esq.
Collection
Accession number
T.27A-1911

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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