Night cap
Category
Costume
Date
1870 - 1880
Materials
Muslin, cotton lace.
Measurements
300 x 200 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603266
Summary
A woman's nightcap made from white muslin. The cap is trimmed on the brim with three flounces of white cotton lace, with pintucking and matching lace trim around the nape. It is unlined and has two lace trimmed muslin ties. A handwritten marking on the inner brim of the cap reads, "Lenox-Conyngham", the donor.
Provenance
Gift of Lenox-Conyngham, Springhill
Marks and inscriptions
Written on inner brim, lhs.: A handwritten marking on the inner brim of the cap reads, "Lenox-Conyngham", the donor. See associated photograph for further details.