Boudoir cap
Category
Costume
Date
1890 - 1900
Materials
Cotton gauze, silk taffeta, cotton lace.
Measurements
230 x 250 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603267
Summary
A woman's boudoir cap made from white cotton gauze. The cap is trimmed around the brim with white cotton lace and a pleated eau de nil silk taffeta ribbon, with a large bow centre front in matching silk taffeta and lace.
Provenance
Gift of McDonald-Tyler
Marks and inscriptions
Inner brim centre front.: A handwritten marking on the inner brim reads, "McDonald-Tyler", the donor. See associated photograph for further details.