Cap, Smoking

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Cap, Smoking

Entry/Object ID

G2011.008

Description

Man's smoking cap, entirely hand stitched except for the machine-quilted fabric lining the brim. Black velvet pillbox shape with dainty embroidered flowering vine around the brim and the circumference of the top. Green, blue and gold silk thread, brilliant silk thread 'tassel' attached to gold net covered dome button in the center.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Headwear, Adult, Male
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Cap

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Fabric

Velvet

Material

net, silk thread

Color

Black, Gold

Made/Created

Date made

1860 - 1880