Wedding Cap
1890-1892 (made), 28 January 1892 (worn)
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Fashion trends affected the market for quality hand-made lace in the later 19th century. It became increasingly popular once again in the later 1880s, and it experienced a boom in the 1890s and early 1900s, peaking between 1895 and 1905. Point de gaze needle lace was the most fashionable type, and fine pieces were made for exhibitions or special commissions.
This cap was made to be worn with a fine needle lace veil which was exhibited at the World's Colombian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. The veil and cap were purchased by Roxana Atwater Wentworth, daughter of a former Chicago mayor, who wore the two together at her wedding to Clarence Wenthrop Bowen in January 1892. The veil was also worn by Roxana Wentworth Bowen, their daughter, when she married in 1917.
This cap was made to be worn with a fine needle lace veil which was exhibited at the World's Colombian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. The veil and cap were purchased by Roxana Atwater Wentworth, daughter of a former Chicago mayor, who wore the two together at her wedding to Clarence Wenthrop Bowen in January 1892. The veil was also worn by Roxana Wentworth Bowen, their daughter, when she married in 1917.
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| Materials and techniques | Point de Gaze needle lace |
| Brief description | Wedding cap, point de gaze needle lace, Brussels, about 1890-2. |
| Physical description | Wedding cap made of lace. Round and close-fitting with stiffened brim made with layers of point de gaze needle lace with design of flowers and leaves linked by scroll work. To be worn with wedding veil, see object T.366-1970. |
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| Object history | This cap was worn by Roxana Atwater Wentworth (1854-1935), daughter of a former Chicago mayor, for her wedding to Clarence Winthrop Bowen (b.1852) on 28 January 1892. The veil and cap were said by the family to have been exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago, U.S.A., in 1893.The veil was also worn by Roxana Wentworth Bowen, their daughter, when she married in 1917. |
| Summary | Fashion trends affected the market for quality hand-made lace in the later 19th century. It became increasingly popular once again in the later 1880s, and it experienced a boom in the 1890s and early 1900s, peaking between 1895 and 1905. Point de gaze needle lace was the most fashionable type, and fine pieces were made for exhibitions or special commissions. This cap was made to be worn with a fine needle lace veil which was exhibited at the World's Colombian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. The veil and cap were purchased by Roxana Atwater Wentworth, daughter of a former Chicago mayor, who wore the two together at her wedding to Clarence Wenthrop Bowen in January 1892. The veil was also worn by Roxana Wentworth Bowen, their daughter, when she married in 1917. |
| Associated object | T.366-1970 (Ensemble) |
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| Accession number | T.367-1970 |
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| Record created | June 18, 2009 |
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