Cap
1893 (made)
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Young child's round cap of dark brown satin lined with ivory-coloured silk, the edge piped with ivory-coloured satin. An internal drawstring gathers it into a frilled brim, with a double-frilled band of lace and ribbon-trimmed net stitched beneath, at the top of the head. The cap is surmounted with a cockade of lace and ribbon-trimmed net which is backed with a disc of white buckram, and fastens beneath the chin with tying strings of broad ivory-coloured ribbon.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Satin, silk, lace, ribbon, buckram |
| Brief description | Young child's cap of dark brown satin trimmed with ivory-coloured ribbon and lace-edged net, made in England, 1893 |
| Physical description | Young child's round cap of dark brown satin lined with ivory-coloured silk, the edge piped with ivory-coloured satin. An internal drawstring gathers it into a frilled brim, with a double-frilled band of lace and ribbon-trimmed net stitched beneath, at the top of the head. The cap is surmounted with a cockade of lace and ribbon-trimmed net which is backed with a disc of white buckram, and fastens beneath the chin with tying strings of broad ivory-coloured ribbon. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.33-1962 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2005 |
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