Man's Cap
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1575/1600
Man's Cap — textile, by England, made in England, dated 1575/1600. Physical description: Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-strip-wrapped silk, and metal paillettes in ladder and stem stitches; couching and buttonholed couching; edged with bobbin lace; 18 × 19 cm (7 × 7 1/2 in.).
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Historical context
Held by Art Institute of Chicago (object no. 20296). The museum record attributes this piece to England in England around 1575/1600. Details beyond the museum's own catalogue entry have not been independently verified.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 18 × 19 cm (7 × 7 1/2 in.)
- Materials techniques
- Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-strip-wrapped silk, and metal paillettes in ladder and stem stitches; couching and buttonholed couching; edged with bobbin lace
Identification
- Source note
- All details come from the object's own museum catalogue record; nothing has been copied from other entries.
- Museum object name
- textile
- Museum object number
- 20296
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.