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: 560mm, From one edge to the other, measuring the full extent of fabric across the skull area. length: 320mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.174-1976
Record ID
T.174-1976
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1250
Notes
A head cap made of woven silk and linen with a padding of linen fibre. Egyptian, ca. AD1250-1500. From a tomb. The cap is comprised of a skull cap attached to a head band. The fabric for both is an olive green, plain woven silk, quilted with a green, silk thread. The skull cap is made of six triangular piece of fabric sewn together. Each triangle has a border made of angled lines. The inside of the triangle has geometric patterns. At the tip of each triangle, where they meet at the centre, are nine small holes in the shape of a diamond, stitched with button hole stitch. The head band (60mm in width) is decorated with quilted rows of zig-zagged diamonds that run around the cap. Above and below are rows of running stitch. There are two linen linings, with padding in between. The linen is undyed; plain woven; approx. 16x16 tpc. The padding is made from a fibrous paper and rolled wads of linen? fibre. The cap is damaged with holes and staining.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woven and quilted silk and linen, linen fibre, quilted Silk (Textile) Linen Weaving Sewing Dyeing Quilting
Fiziksel açıklama
A head cap made of woven silk and linen with a padding of linen fibre. The cap is comprised of a skull cap attached to a head band. The fabric for both is an olive green, plain woven silk, quilted with a green, silk thread. The skull cap is made of six triangular piece of fabric sewn together. Each triangle has a border made of angled lines. The inside of the triangle has geometric patterns. At the tip of each triangle, where they meet at the centre, are nine small holes in the shape of a diamond, stitched with button hole stitch. The head band (60mm in width) is decorated with quilted rows of zig-zagged diamonds that run around the cap. Above and below are rows of running stitch. There are two linen linings, with padding in between. The linen is undyed; plain woven; approx. 16x16 tpc. The padding is made from a fibrous paper and rolled wads of linen? fibre. The cap is damaged with holes and staining.
