Cap (Headgear)
1600-1629 (made)
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Man's linen cap embroidered with green silk and silver threads in satin, stem, chain and plaited braid stitches in floral patterns. The cap is made in quarters with a turned-up brim, bound with green silk ribbon and edged with metal lace.
Object details
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| Brief description | Man's cap, embroidered linen, 1600-1629, English; Green and yellow silk, gilt thread, green ribbon |
| Physical description | Man's linen cap embroidered with green silk and silver threads in satin, stem, chain and plaited braid stitches in floral patterns. The cap is made in quarters with a turned-up brim, bound with green silk ribbon and edged with metal lace. |
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| Credit line | Given by H. M. Queen Mary |
| Bibliographic reference | John Lea Nevinson, Catalogue of English Domestic Embroidery of the Sixteenth & Seventeenth Centuries, Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Textiles, London: HMSO,1938, p.87 |
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| Accession number | T.56-1934 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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