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Skull Cap

ca. 1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Skull cap of brocaded silk. With close diaper of tiny floral sprigs in yellow and white on a purple ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Brocaded silk
Brief description
Skull cap of brocaded silk, Malay style, from Singapore, ca. 1900
Physical description
Skull cap of brocaded silk. With close diaper of tiny floral sprigs in yellow and white on a purple ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3in
  • Crown diameter: 5.5in
Marks and inscriptions
‘M.K. MOHAMED YOOSOOF / NO, 34. / CROSS STREET / SINGAPORE’ and some look like Malay scripts (Oval-shaped stamped mark in blue ink on the inside)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. M. Hinchley
Collection
Accession number
IM.26-1931

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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