Cap (Headgear)
1750-1799 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Baby’s cap of fine bleached linen, made in 2 pieces, with a double brim sewn with drawn-thread work. There is a 5/16-inch (6 mm) wide insertion of hollie point at the centre back, extending into a circular crown. The linen is finely gathered at the crown and held in place with a single row of smocking. The lower brim and back neck are trimmed with 11/16-inch (1.9 cm) wide edging of very fine muslin.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen, cotton; hand-woven, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Baby's cap of fine bleached linen and muslin, 1750-99, British; hollie point, 'sweet babe' |
| Physical description | Baby’s cap of fine bleached linen, made in 2 pieces, with a double brim sewn with drawn-thread work. There is a 5/16-inch (6 mm) wide insertion of hollie point at the centre back, extending into a circular crown. The linen is finely gathered at the crown and held in place with a single row of smocking. The lower brim and back neck are trimmed with 11/16-inch (1.9 cm) wide edging of very fine muslin. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Sweet Babe (Worked in hollie point at centre back.) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.125-1934 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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