Cap Crown
c.1855
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Small square of red cotton, lined with white cotton, embroidered with a circular design for the top of a cap. The outer ring of the design is made of metal-wrapped yellow thread couched over thick cotton cord. The inside of the circle is split into six triangular segments filled with metal-wrapped thread and sequins, divided by borders of metal-wrapped thread couched over cotton. The centre of the circle is filled with sequins with a small fragment of beetle-wing in the middle.
Object details
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| Brief description | Circular crown piece for a cap, cotton embroidered with metal-wrapped thread, sequins, metal-strip, and a piece of beetle-wing case, Surat, Gujarat, c.1855; Textiles; Embroidery; Accessories |
| Physical description | Small square of red cotton, lined with white cotton, embroidered with a circular design for the top of a cap. The outer ring of the design is made of metal-wrapped yellow thread couched over thick cotton cord. The inside of the circle is split into six triangular segments filled with metal-wrapped thread and sequins, divided by borders of metal-wrapped thread couched over cotton. The centre of the circle is filled with sequins with a small fragment of beetle-wing in the middle. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | No. 5 / Rec.d 18/11//65 / On loan from India Museum (Paper label on back corner of textile) |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register entry: '9661. CAP TOP. Embroidered with gold and tinsel; Surat. 514'. Slip book entry 514: 'Circular Crown piece for Cap / Surat / for Paris Exh'n 1855 / purchased by Committee / Embroidered with Gold / Dublin'. Sent on loan to Nottingham in 1865. |
| Other number | 514 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 9661(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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