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Bonnet rouge
Phrygian cap
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Revolutionary cap
Bonnet rouge
Phrygian cap
French
late 1880s
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Wool plain weave; silk, cotton, and metallic ribbon; wool braided trim, linen plain weave
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 9 3/4 x 10 3/4 in.
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number45.297
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionRed wool revolutionary cap or "le bonnet rouge" made from two pieces of red wool seamed at center. Silk and metallic thread tricolor cockade or "cocarde nationale" on white linen backing that is sewn to one side of the cap. White linen inner band with circular stamp with initials.
Provenance1945, gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick (b. 1873 – d. 1957), Chicago, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 1, 1945)