Skull Cap
ca. 1855 (made)
| Place of origin |
Cotton ground with coiled and couched with silver-wrapped thread (tilla work) all over. The band and crown have a stylised grid pattern with a band with a couched chevron pattern around the edge. Lined with a printed cotton, probably European, of floral stripes in white, blue, green, red and orange.
Object details
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| Brief description | Skull cap, cotton covered with couched metal-wrapped thread, Hyderabad, c.1855; Textiles; Hats and Headwear |
| Physical description | Cotton ground with coiled and couched with silver-wrapped thread (tilla work) all over. The band and crown have a stylised grid pattern with a band with a couched chevron pattern around the edge. Lined with a printed cotton, probably European, of floral stripes in white, blue, green, red and orange. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Case 17] '0493. SKULL CAP. Gold embroidered, lined with chintz. Hyderabad. 4039'. Slip book entry 4039: '6 Skull Caps / Hyderabad / 55 / Emb'd with Gold' |
| Other number | 4039 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 0493(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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