Cap
early 20th century (made)
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Man's circular cap of green velvet embroidered with silver-gilt sequins and spirally-twisted thread in three thicknesses. Lining of rose-pink silk. Cylindrical with an unstiffened rounded top. Round the body runs a fillet of trefoils on scrolling stems edged above with a brattishing of flowerets and trefoil leaves. Above this fillet is a band of detached floral motives. At the centre of the crown is an applied round panel with an irregular device of flowers and leaves.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered velvet with silver-gilt sequins and spirally-twisted thread, lined with silk |
| Brief description | Man's circular cap of embroidered velvet, Benares, early 20th century |
| Physical description | Man's circular cap of green velvet embroidered with silver-gilt sequins and spirally-twisted thread in three thicknesses. Lining of rose-pink silk. Cylindrical with an unstiffened rounded top. Round the body runs a fillet of trefoils on scrolling stems edged above with a brattishing of flowerets and trefoil leaves. Above this fillet is a band of detached floral motives. At the centre of the crown is an applied round panel with an irregular device of flowers and leaves. |
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| Credit line | Given by HM Queen Mary |
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| Accession number | IM.2-1933 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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