Cap
c.1870 (made)
| Place of origin |
Cap, made up of four band panels and 12 crown panels. Exterior embroidered in silk. Band made up of of alternating red and brown felted wool panels, with Farsi inscriptions in cartouches, framed. Exterior crown of triangular dark brown and red felted wool panels. Topped with black, red and brown felted wool circles. Interior band lined with brown felt, and crown with coloured cottons, wool and felt.
Object details
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| Brief description | Cap of four panels in red and brown felted wool, with embroidered Farsi inscriptions, Iran, c.1870; Textiles; Clothing; Hats and Headwear; Acessories; Embroidery |
| Physical description | Cap, made up of four band panels and 12 crown panels. Exterior embroidered in silk. Band made up of of alternating red and brown felted wool panels, with Farsi inscriptions in cartouches, framed. Exterior crown of triangular dark brown and red felted wool panels. Topped with black, red and brown felted wool circles. Interior band lined with brown felt, and crown with coloured cottons, wool and felt. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Untranslated inscriptions embroidered in Farsi) |
| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. Slip book entry 7913: 'Three Skull Caps Emb'd / East'n[?] Persia / 1870 / Colonel Goldsmith'. 1880 Register Entry:'Sir F.Goldsmid's collection - continued. Cap, embroidered; Teheran' |
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| Other number | 7913 - India Museum Slip Book |
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| Accession number | 9189(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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