Indoor cap
Category
Costume
Date
1850 - 1860
Materials
Cotton
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1350168
Summary
Indoor cap - A white cotton cap, rounded with a puffed crown that has a straight bottom line. 2 Wide ruched bands of plain cotton for brim with 2 hand-worked bands of Embroderie Anglais inserted between gathers. A trimming of muslin frill across back, double edge around front. A channel beneth back frill and round brim edge for cotton tape drawstring. Also cotton ties. Cf. Nancy Bradfield 'Costume in Detail' Pg.173 (female)
Provenance
Given to National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade