Cap Lining
16th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Found with eleven other caps in an old building in Worship street, London. All twelve caps were acquired by the museum in 1901.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Wool, handknit, fulled |
| Brief description | Lining of a man or woman's cap, 1500s, English; handknitted and fulled red wool |
| Physical description | Cap lining of red wool yarn, handknit in the round and then fulled. |
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| Object history | This cap was found in an old building in Worship street, London. It was part of lot 89 of the sale at Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge on 19 November 1901 of the collection of the late Mr James Smith of Whitechapel (relevant papers RP/1901/36361, plus catalogue, can be found on the Sotheby's Nominal file MA/1/S2595/1). |
| Summary | Found with eleven other caps in an old building in Worship street, London. All twelve caps were acquired by the museum in 1901. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1574-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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