Cap
c.1855 (made)
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Conical cap, quilted blue wool with yellow silk lining. Decorated in tilla-work (couched metal-wrapped thread) with trees and floral motifs. Border with buta motifs. Made up of two sides sewn together.
Object details
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| Brief description | Cap, quilted, blue wool with couched metal-wrapped thread embroidery, yellow silk lining, Kashmir, 1855; Textiles; Accessories; Hats and headwear; Clothing; Emrboidery |
| Physical description | Conical cap, quilted blue wool with yellow silk lining. Decorated in tilla-work (couched metal-wrapped thread) with trees and floral motifs. Border with buta motifs. Made up of two sides sewn together. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Case 17] '0496. CAP. Blue embroidered with gold; Cashmere. 4047'. Slip book entry 4047: 'Three Caps Emb'd 3 / Cashmere / 55 / One Green silk Emb'd and Two Cashmere Emb'd with Gold and Tassels' |
| Associated object | 0498(IS) (Shared Other number) |
| Other number | 4047 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 0496(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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