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Man's cap
English
1700–50
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Linen; embroidery; woven silk tape
Dimensions
30 cm (11 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Textile Income Purchase Fund
Accession Number1973.486
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionUndyed plain woven linen ground embroidered with yellow-green, dark green and vermillion silk yarns and satin stitches in back. Pattern of floral blossoms on stems in baskets on background of random undilating line. Worked in three pieces; wide border at bottom cap, dome-shaped body of cap with four points, and conical finial attached to top of cap. Green silk edging original. Condition good but vermillion dye has run slightly.