Night Cap
1680-1699 (made)
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Man’s night cap made of bleached linen twill, embroidered with green and purple silk floss and silver filé, in a pattern of pansies. The cap is cut in one piece with a brim and 4 shaped sections, and lined with coarse linen. The brim is trimmed with bobbin lace of silver-gilt filé and strip, with a knot of lace at the crown.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen, silver, silk; hand-woven twill, hand-embroidered and hand-sewn |
| Brief description | M, 1680-99, French; linen twill embroidered with silk & silver thread embroidery, silver-gilt lace |
| Physical description | Man’s night cap made of bleached linen twill, embroidered with green and purple silk floss and silver filé, in a pattern of pansies. The cap is cut in one piece with a brim and 4 shaped sections, and lined with coarse linen. The brim is trimmed with bobbin lace of silver-gilt filé and strip, with a knot of lace at the crown. |
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| Accession number | T.17-1925 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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