Cap (Headgear)
19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Silk embroidery on linen in satin, Cretan, and darning stitches. The cap is hood-shaped with a fringe of coarse bobbin lace in front. At the back is a symmetrical floral medallion in red, yellow, blue, green, and black silk, with five target-shaped flowers. At the top is a triangular insertion of bobbin lace. Across the front is a panel with rows of small lozenges outlined in white and yellow silk on a red cotton ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk embroidery on linen with bobbin lace trim |
| Brief description | Cap, linen, silk, Croatia, 1800s. |
| Physical description | Silk embroidery on linen in satin, Cretan, and darning stitches. The cap is hood-shaped with a fringe of coarse bobbin lace in front. At the back is a symmetrical floral medallion in red, yellow, blue, green, and black silk, with five target-shaped flowers. At the top is a triangular insertion of bobbin lace. Across the front is a panel with rows of small lozenges outlined in white and yellow silk on a red cotton ground. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Lewis F. Day |
| Object history | Registered File no. 9901/1926. |
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| Accession number | T.253-1929 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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