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  • Cap (France), 1700–1750

    Cap of cream white cotton, made in four conical sections. Seams stitched in silver thread, joined at top with metal tassel. Embroidered with small-scale flower sprays in blue, white, and…

  • Cap (Peru), 20th century

    Knitted cap for an adult with ear tabs. Red, blue, green, white, pink, and red are the predominant colors. Design is in horizontal stripes and zig-zags with a line of…

  • Cap (India), mid-20th century

    Cap with a slightly pointed peak. Square sides come to a point at either side of the chin where it is finished with a hemp cord to secure under the…

  • Cap (Afghanistan), mid-19th century

    Undyed cotton quilted into narrow ribs, possibly over cording. Cording is over embroidery of coarse satin stitches in orange, black, yellow and green in a pattern of various stylized floral…

  • Cap (Afghanistan), 19th century

    Cap decorated with long ovoids surrounded by stylized borders. Multicolored silks are embroidered using coarse satin stitch in purple, pink, yellow and green. Quilted cords make ridges that give stucture…

  • Cap (India), 19th century

    Small cap made of black wool with a floral design of multicolored appliqué and embroidery.

  • Cap (Greece), early 20th century

    Woman’s cap of white cotton embroidered in a wide band across teh fron in red, green and blue, in stylized leaf and geometric forms. Gathered at bottom with a blue…

  • Cap (India), early–mid-20th century

    Small cap of black cotton twill embroidered in an allover multi-colored pattern.

  • Cap (Egypt), 18th–19th century

    Men’s cap solidly embroidered in gold and silver metallic threads with bands of small-scale geometric patterns.

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