Cap (Headgear)
1740-1760 (made)
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Child’s cap of ivory silk taffeta, lined with linen. It is cut in 3 pieces and edged with silver-gilt bobbin lace. The cap is embroidered with coloured silks, and silver filé, and strip couched over padding, in a pattern of a flower pot with flowers and strawberries. A knotted fringe of coloured silks is applied over the seams at the bobbin lace.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, linen, silver, gold; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn, bobbin lace |
| Brief description | Child's cap of ivory silk taffeta, 1740-60, French; embroidered with coloured silks, silver thread, silk fringe |
| Physical description | Child’s cap of ivory silk taffeta, lined with linen. It is cut in 3 pieces and edged with silver-gilt bobbin lace. The cap is embroidered with coloured silks, and silver filé, and strip couched over padding, in a pattern of a flower pot with flowers and strawberries. A knotted fringe of coloured silks is applied over the seams at the bobbin lace. |
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| Accession number | 533-1898 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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