Smoking cap
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Description
A smoking cap made from black material with red around the crown. The cap has applique grape leaves and gold embroidered veins. There is narrow gold braid couched around leaves and couched to form vines. There are bunches of grapes in gold thread. There is a row of chain stitch around the lower edge of the crown. There is the same pattern of grape leaves down the top of the cap. The lining is red.
Measurements
490mm (circumference), 60mm (height)
Credit line
Gifted by Jean Greaves
Accession number
0072/87
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