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Smoking Cap

1866 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Round smoking cap of embroidered dark brown velvet with flowers, leaves and patterns in red, pink, white silks and gold threads. With an embroidered flower in the top centre and a large gold tassel. Padded. With a high crown from which the tassel hangs by a cord. Lined with pink quilted silk and band of red leather with inscription in Portugese.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Embroidered velvet in silks and gold threads, padded, lined with quilted silk, leather
Brief description
Smoking cap of embroidered velvet in silks and gold threads, South America 1866
Physical description
Round smoking cap of embroidered dark brown velvet with flowers, leaves and patterns in red, pink, white silks and gold threads. With an embroidered flower in the top centre and a large gold tassel. Padded. With a high crown from which the tassel hangs by a cord. Lined with pink quilted silk and band of red leather with inscription in Portugese.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22in (approx.)
  • Ccrown height: 7in
Marks and inscriptions
Como lembrance e signal de amizade offerece ao Snr José Carlos Alkaine Helenenha Cochrane. Tijucas, 14 de Janro. 1856 (Inscribed in ink on the leather band)
Credit line
Given by C. I. Smithers
Collection
Accession number
T.230-1931

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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