Cap
Category
Costume
Date
1750 - 1800
Materials
Textile
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1349847
Summary
Cap - Made from while lawn with an inner brim of heavier cotton. There is no lining. It is hand sewn to a high quality. There is a cotton tape drawstring tying round the neck and evidence of a line of stitching alond the middle of the inside - possibly a gathering thread. There is '73' stitched in red cotton inside back neck. (female)
Provenance
Given to National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade