Cartography in Contemporary Art

Flat cap

Item

Title

Flat cap

Description

Similar to other caps from this time, this cap of green wool highlights the protective nature of these caps with ear flaps and a longer neck. Construction suggests that this cap was worked flat joining in the round for the top and the ear flaps were constructed separately and seamed at the end. During this time, knitted caps were usually felted heavily in order to imitate velvet. 

Creator

unknown English

Date

1500-1599 AD

Coverage

England

Type

Hat See all items with this value

Format

Stocking stitch

Medium

wool (textile)

Subject

Caps (Headgear) See all items with this value

Knitting See all items with this value

Felting See all items with this value

Provenance

Acquired with funds from various donors in 1929, part of Bashford Dean Memorial Collection.

Rights Holder

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Photograph and Slide Library

Identifier

29.158.486

Access Rights

Public domain

Item sets

Charlotte's Item Set

Media

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chaeagle/museum_mgmt/master/flat_cap.jpg