Cap
16th century (made)
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Man's cap of knitted red-brown wool with flat crown and two overlapping brims. It is lined inside with a lighter-coloured circular cap liner.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Knitted wool |
| Brief description | Man's cap of knitted and fulled wool, 1500s, English |
| Physical description | Man's cap of knitted red-brown wool with flat crown and two overlapping brims. It is lined inside with a lighter-coloured circular cap liner. |
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| 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. |
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| Accession number | T.188-1958 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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