Child's cap
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wool and cotton
Measurements
190 mm (width); 50 mm (height); 190 mm (depth)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 658620
Summary
A black thick woollen child's cap with a stiff brim at the front. A fabric covered button is in the centre of the top. Coming away from this button in various directions are grey-green thick cotton lines arranged in an asterisk shape. The lining on the inside is a thick orange coloured fabric with a white cotton rectangle in the centre. Written on the insides are various letters and marks.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mr Ian Edelman in September 1979.
Marks and inscriptions
Inside the cap: 'W (dash) A / [14 or M]' Inside the cap: '[N] L L'