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Cap

1800-1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

skull cap, plain weave cotton, and embroidered with silk in running and chain stitches and couched metal thread, trimmed with plan weave cotton.
Formed of a wide band of white cotton joined to a large crown roundel of the same fabric. The roundel and the band have been embroidered with white silk stitches forming tiny lozenge shapes. On the roundel a small circular eyelet hole in [faded] magenta silk surrounded by a dozen or so rows of metal threads, the outer three rows couched with blue silk forming small triangular motifs. Around this, a composite motif of a green 4-petalled rosette/cross form and a tear drop form in [faded] magenta chain stitch and 2 others in light green on long curving stems is repeated 4 times. All are outlined in metal thread. This composite motif is repeated around the band 11 times. Both the roundel and the band edges are emphasized with 3 rows of metal thread couched with black silk in a triangular pattern. The rim is further decorated between these rows with a row of looped and couched metal thread either side of 8 rows of couched metal thread. At the rim edge is a narrow binding of blue cotton decorated with metal thread.
Metal Thread: silver-gilt strip close S-wound on a white silk core.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
cotton yarn, silk thread, metal thread, weaving, embroidering, sewing.
Brief description
embroidered, 1800s, Persian
Physical description
skull cap, plain weave cotton, and embroidered with silk in running and chain stitches and couched metal thread, trimmed with plan weave cotton.
Formed of a wide band of white cotton joined to a large crown roundel of the same fabric. The roundel and the band have been embroidered with white silk stitches forming tiny lozenge shapes. On the roundel a small circular eyelet hole in [faded] magenta silk surrounded by a dozen or so rows of metal threads, the outer three rows couched with blue silk forming small triangular motifs. Around this, a composite motif of a green 4-petalled rosette/cross form and a tear drop form in [faded] magenta chain stitch and 2 others in light green on long curving stems is repeated 4 times. All are outlined in metal thread. This composite motif is repeated around the band 11 times. Both the roundel and the band edges are emphasized with 3 rows of metal thread couched with black silk in a triangular pattern. The rim is further decorated between these rows with a row of looped and couched metal thread either side of 8 rows of couched metal thread. At the rim edge is a narrow binding of blue cotton decorated with metal thread.
Metal Thread: silver-gilt strip close S-wound on a white silk core.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.5cm
  • Circumference: 53.5cm
Collection
Accession number
2339-1876

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Record createdJune 10, 2008
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