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Cap (Headgear)

19th century (made)
Place of origin

Hood shaped cap of crimson velvet, embroidered with copper-gilt thread and spangles. It is edged with copper-gilt gord and trimmed with black pillow made lace. Open at the back. A repeating floral sprig on the top and on each side. The lace has a wavy floral stem forming compartments, with six-pointed star mesh above.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Cap, velvet, embroidered copper-gilt, bobbin lace, Hungary, 1800s.
Physical description
Hood shaped cap of crimson velvet, embroidered with copper-gilt thread and spangles. It is edged with copper-gilt gord and trimmed with black pillow made lace. Open at the back. A repeating floral sprig on the top and on each side. The lace has a wavy floral stem forming compartments, with six-pointed star mesh above.
Dimensions
  • Length: 8in (Note: Greatest length, back to front.)
  • Width: 16.25in (Note: Including lace.)
Dimensions taken from historic register, and have not been checked.
Object history
The original register is unsure whether recording the garment as Hungarian is correct.

Donated by Miss Gertrude Jekyll of Munstead Wood alongside items T.116 to 184.

Gertrude Jekyll was a British horticulturist, garden designer, craftswoman, photographer, writer and artist and a prominent figure in the Arts and Crafts movement. She travelled extensively in Levant, Algeria and Europe, observing craft techniques. Her book Old West Surrey (1904) records the material life of 19th-century rural Surrey.
Collection
Accession number
T.133-1916

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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