Cap Brim
1720-1740 (made)
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Brim for a man's nightcap of fine bleached linen backed with coarser linen. The outlines of a floral motif are corded in backstitch with linen thread and filled with drawn-thread work and French knots, against a background of drawn-thread work.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen; hand-woven, hand-embroidered |
| Brief description | Brim for a man's whitework nightcap, 1720-40, British; corded, drawn-thread work |
| Physical description | Brim for a man's nightcap of fine bleached linen backed with coarser linen. The outlines of a floral motif are corded in backstitch with linen thread and filled with drawn-thread work and French knots, against a background of drawn-thread work. |
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| Credit line | Given by Maurice Rosenheim, Esq. |
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| Accession number | T.27A-1911 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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