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Man's cap
Unknownlate 16th century
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
A man's conical cap with turned up cuff, embroidered in polychrome silk threads, gold thread, and sequins. Pattern of rainbows hovering over clouds with rain falling on snails and caterpillars.
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Details
- Title: Man's cap
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: late 16th century
- Physical Dimensions: h200 cm
- Type: Man's cap
- Rights: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
- Medium: Medium: silk and metal thread embroidery on linen foundation, metal spangles Technique: embroidered in split, back and couching stitches on plain weave foundation
- Exhibitions: C.U.M. "The Greenleaf Collection: Textile Arts from the early 16th to early 19th century," 22 January- 9 May 1964, p. 31 no 389.CHM "Embroidery," 6 June -2 September 1978.
- Dimensions: H x diam.: 20 x 19 cm (7 7/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
- Bibliography: Yelavich, Susan. Design for Life. New York: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, 1997, p. 38.
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