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English

Man's nightcap, ca. 1580

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

English

Title

Man's nightcap

Year

ca. 1580

Medium

Linen plain weave embroidered with silk, metallic thread, and metal sequins, and trimmed with metallic-thread lace

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • metallic yarn,
  • metallic thread,
  • linen,
  • silk

Techniques

  • chain stitch,
  • stem stitch,
  • embroidery,
  • embroidering,
  • embroidered,
  • buttonhole stitch,
  • blanket stitch,
  • bobbin lace,
  • herringbone stitch,
  • satin weave

Dimensions

Height: 25.4 cm (10 inches)

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume Accessories

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

1987.042

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selected Works

A World of Costume and Textiles

A Handbook of the Collection

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

These Golden Arts

June 18 - August 14, 1993

A World of Costume and Textiles

September 22 - November 12, 1989

Opening of Granoff Galleries

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Man's nightcap with the accession number of 1987.042. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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