Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1250
Publication Place
Egypt (made) -
Subject
Africa Archaeology Textiles Hats & Headwear Death
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Circumference: 520mm, From one edge to the other, measuring the full extent of fabric across the skull area. length: 330mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
1093-1900
Record ID
1093-1900
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1250
Notes
A head cap of woven silk with padding of wool? and a lining of woven linen. Egytpian, ca. AD1250-1500. From a tomb. The cap comprises of a skull cap and an attached head band. The skull cap is made of six triangles of fabric sewn together. Where the points join a bead of a dark blue stone is sewn with red silk thread. The head band (650mm in width) is formed of the same fabric. The cap is quilted all over with a red, silk thread, forming geometric patterns. The fabric has a band of stripes (light blue, dark blue, buff; different widths) alternating with a band of blue and white (either floral like shapes, script or animals- cat/gazelle). Around the headband is an inscription in Arabic. Other lettering forms part of one of the triangles of the skull cap. The padding is of undyed wool? (possible linen fibres) with a lining of plain woven, undyed linen. At the very centre of the inside of the skull cap a long (110mm), thick thread of red silk remains attached. It is entwined with piece of fabric and small wool/fibre clumps. A few small pieces of blue and buff checked silk are stuck to the outside of the cap. The cap has a hole on one side of the headband and the lining on the other side is missing.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woven silk and linen, wool/fibre and stone, quilted Silk (Textile) Linen Wool Stone Weaving Dyeing Sewing Quilting Carving
Fiziksel açıklama
A head cap of woven silk with padding of wool? and a lining of woven linen. The cap comprises of a skull cap and an attached head band. The skull cap is made of six triangles of fabric sewn together. Where the points join a bead of a dark blue stone is sewn with red silk thread. The head band (650mm in width) is formed of the same fabric. The cap is quilted all over with a red, silk thread, forming geometric patterns. The fabric has a band of stripes (light blue, dark blue, buff; different widths) alternating with a band of blue and white (either floral like shapes, script or animals- cat/gazelle). Around the headband is an inscription in Arabic. Other lettering forms part of one of the triangles of the skull cap. The padding is of undyed wool? (possible linen fibres) with a lining of plain woven, undyed linen. At the very centre of the inside of the skull cap a long (110mm), thick thread of red silk remains attached. It is entwined with piece of fabric and small wool/fibre clumps. A few small pieces of blue and buff checked silk are stuck to the outside of the cap. The cap has a hole on one side of the headband and the lining on the other side is missing.
