Cap
Unknown Artist
ca. 1850
Medium
Cotton
Classification
Cap
Culture
probably French
Department
Costume Institute
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of The Jason and Peggy Westerfield Collection, 1966
Accession Number
2009.300.5562
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate cotton cap, dating to around 1850 and likely of French origin, offers a charming glimpse into mid-19-century fashion from the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Worn as an indoor headdress by women, such caps were essential accessories in the Victorian era, providing both practicality and elegance for daily life at home. Crafted from lightweight cotton, the medium allowed for intricate printed or embroidered designs that were affordable yet refined, reflecting advancements in textile printing techniques popularized during France's Second Empire. The cap's motif...