Cap
ca .1850 (made)
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Of écru cotton yarn decorated with coloured glass beads. The body of the cap is knitted in a wave pattern, the front edge beaded with six blue flower motifs with foliage etc. The crown is knitted in stocking stitch with an eight-petalled flower speckled with blue beads, and encircled with a band of beaded motifs in pink and green.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Knitted cotton with beads |
| Brief description | Baby's knitted beadwork cap with flower motifs, made in the UK ca.1850 |
| Physical description | Of écru cotton yarn decorated with coloured glass beads. The body of the cap is knitted in a wave pattern, the front edge beaded with six blue flower motifs with foliage etc. The crown is knitted in stocking stitch with an eight-petalled flower speckled with blue beads, and encircled with a band of beaded motifs in pink and green. |
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| Credit line | Gift of Miss R J Cooke |
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| Accession number | CIRC.533-1925 |
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| Record created | October 14, 2005 |
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