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Man's negligee cap
Italian
about 1675–1725
Object Place: Italy
Medium/Technique
Silk velvet embroidered with gold-metallic thread
Dimensions
H. 18 cm (7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Lehman in memory of his wife Carrie L. Lehman
Accession Number38.1298
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionGreen velvet man's negligee cap, four sections, embroidered in padded satin stitch with gold thread in a design of conventional fruit and foliage. Finished with an upturned band around the bottom and a gold tassel on top. Lined with pink silk (stained and torn). Coll. Achille Jubinal No. 160. "Bonnet velour vert brode or 18e siecle.