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Cap

16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cap for a man or woman of wool, hand-knitted in the round in stocking stitch and then fulled, in the coif style. The crown has a lining of hand-knitted red wool.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cap (Headgear)
  • Cap Lining
Materials and techniques
Wool; hand-knit, fulled
Brief description
Man's or woman's wool cap with lining, 1500s, English; hand-knit, split brim style
Physical description
Cap for a man or woman of wool, hand-knitted in the round in stocking stitch and then fulled, in the coif style. The crown has a lining of hand-knitted red wool.
Dimensions
  • T.191 1958, cap diameter: 26.5cm (approx)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E Piper
Object history
The husband of the donor, Mrs E Piper, excavated the cap with three others from archaeological digs in Fenland, Cambridgeshire and Finsbury, London in the early 20th century.
Collection
Accession number
T.191-1958

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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