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Cap (headgear)

Title	Cap (headgear)
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1000
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Africa Archaeology Textiles Hats & Headwear Death
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Circumference: 470mm, From one edge to the other, measuring the full extent of fabric across the skull area. length: 230mm, Head band height: 55mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1102-1900
Record ID	1102-1900
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1000
Notes	Half a silk head cap with linen lining. Egypt, ca. AD1000-1400, from a tomb. The skull cap area is made of finely woven blue and buff silk in a checked pattern. The cheques are in themselves striped. The head band area is made of a silk, pattern weave of colourful stripes (pink, green, light blue, dark blue, red). The linen lining is undyed; plain weave; approx 16x16 tpc; differs dia. threads. The layers are quilted together in a running stitch using poorly dyed, blue linen thread; s-spun. The cap is stained and with holes. The skull cap is made of two halves sewn at the centre. The lining does not meet at the centre line. A single line of thread (running stitch) is sewn on either side of the centre and the quilted lines run in semi-circles around the centre. The skull cap is attached to a head band, approx. 55mm wide. It is possible that the checked fabric runs through the band. It is edged in a whip stitch. Three lines of running stitch go around the band and then the centre is stitched to create a guilloche pattern.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Woven silk and linen, quilted Silk (Textile) Linen Weaving Quilting Sewing Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama	Half a silk head cap with linen lining. The skull cap area is made of finely woven blue and buff silk in a checked pattern. The cheques are in themselves striped. The head band area is made of a silk, pattern weave of colourful stripes (pink, green, light blue, dark blue, red). The linen lining is undyed; plain weave; approx 16x16 tpc; differs dia. threads. The layers are quilted together in a running stitch using poorly dyed, blue linen thread; s-spun. The cap is stained and with holes. The skull cap is made of two halves sewn at the centre. The lining does not meet at the centre line. A single line of thread (running stitch) is sewn on either side of the centre and the quilted lines run in semi-circles around the centre. The skull cap is attached to a head band, approx. 55mm wide. It is possible that the checked fabric runs through the band. It is edged in a whip stitch. Three lines of running stitch go around the band and then the centre is stitched to create a guilloche pattern.

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Cap (headgear)

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1000

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Africa Archaeology Textiles Hats & Headwear Death

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Circumference: 470mm, From one edge to the other, measuring the full extent of fabric across the skull area. length: 230mm, Head band height: 55mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1102-1900

Record ID 1102-1900

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1000

Notes Half a silk head cap with linen lining. Egypt, ca. AD1000-1400, from a tomb. The skull cap area is made of finely woven blue and buff silk in a checked pattern. The cheques are in themselves striped. The head band area is made of a silk, pattern weave of colourful stripes (pink, green, light blue, dark blue, red). The linen lining is undyed; plain weave; approx 16x16 tpc; differs dia. threads. The layers are quilted together in a running stitch using poorly dyed, blue linen thread; s-spun. The cap is stained and with holes. The skull cap is made of two halves sewn at the centre. The lining does not meet at the centre line. A single line of thread (running stitch) is sewn on either side of the centre and the quilted lines run in semi-circles around the centre. The skull cap is attached to a head band, approx. 55mm wide. It is possible that the checked fabric runs through the band. It is edged in a whip stitch. Three lines of running stitch go around the band and then the centre is stitched to create a guilloche pattern.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Woven silk and linen, quilted Silk (Textile) Linen Weaving Quilting Sewing Dyeing

Fiziksel açıklama Half a silk head cap with linen lining. The skull cap area is made of finely woven blue and buff silk in a checked pattern. The cheques are in themselves striped. The head band area is made of a silk, pattern weave of colourful stripes (pink, green, light blue, dark blue, red). The linen lining is undyed; plain weave; approx 16x16 tpc; differs dia. threads. The layers are quilted together in a running stitch using poorly dyed, blue linen thread; s-spun. The cap is stained and with holes. The skull cap is made of two halves sewn at the centre. The lining does not meet at the centre line. A single line of thread (running stitch) is sewn on either side of the centre and the quilted lines run in semi-circles around the centre. The skull cap is attached to a head band, approx. 55mm wide. It is possible that the checked fabric runs through the band. It is edged in a whip stitch. Three lines of running stitch go around the band and then the centre is stitched to create a guilloche pattern.