Mob cap
Category
Costume
Date
1860 - 1900
Materials
Cotton pique, cotton lawn, broderie anglaise, cotton tape.
Measurements
460 x 460 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602768
Summary
A woman's mob cap made from cotton pique and cotton lawn. The crown of the cap is made from white cotton pique with three bands of broderie anglaise insertion, with a double frill around the brim in white cotton lawn edged with broderie anglaise. It is lined in cotton lawn and has a double drawstring centre back, one to adjust the crown and the other to adjust the brim.