Fashion — 1500-1599
Cap
Hat knitted in stocking stich in dark, brown-red wool with a yarn diamter of 1 mm (2-ply, Z-spun, 9 stitches per inch). Decreasing stitches to the top of the hat. The cut inside edges of the hat are heavily fulled. With large flap at the back and small brim at front.
A gold quarter-noble of Edward III was found in the rim of the cap (96.63/327).
The cap was part of the collection of the Guildhall Museum and was found by workmen digging foundations for new buildings in Finsbury, just to the north of the City of London.
- Category:
- Fashion
- Object ID:
- 5000
- Object name:
- cap
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- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- 1500-1599
- Material:
natural fibre, wool
- Measurements/duration:
- W 250 mm, L 290 mm, D 60 mm, C 705 mm (overall), Weight 168 gms (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
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- License this image:
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