Afternoon cap
Category
Costume
Date
1928 - 1939
Materials
Cotton lawn, cotton cambric, broderie anglaise embroidery.
Measurements
100 x 400 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604535
Summary
A woman's cap for a maid, made from white cotton lawn. The "afternoon" cap is simply constructed, with a single length of broderie anglaise decorated white cotton lawn pleated onto a central white cotton cambric band. There are no fastenings.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs R. W. Pritchard.