Nightcap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Nightcap

Entry/Object ID

1961.26.5

Description

Closely fitted knitted cap with no ties. The knitting is in bands with an openwork diaper pattern.

Context

Worn by John Rix Nourse of Springfield, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1961.26

Source or Donor

Beckert, Mildred

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Cap

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Fabric

Knit

Material

Cotton

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1850

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Nightcap

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cap

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Headwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Nourse, John Rix (1806-1885)

Related Places

Place

Town

Springfield

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America