- Measurements
- 18cm circ
- Place of Origin
- South Australia
- Historical Period/Date
- 19th Century (1870-1899 Late)/1880s
- Registration Number
- 1988-038
- Donated/Purchased
- Donated
- Techniques
- Stem Stitch,Straight Stitch,Surface Stitchery,
- Objects
- Caps,Costume - Men - Headwear,
Physical Description
A man's smoking cap in plum coloured velvet with black quilted cotton lining. Embroidered around sides and top with sprays of rose buds and forget-me-nots in green, blue, pink and gold variegated threads in straight and stem stitches. There is a 4cm diameter button on top made from a wooden mould covered with blue and green silks in a star pattern. A tassel of green and blue silk threads is held by the button.
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