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
Format
Stocking stitch
Medium
wool (textile)
Subject
Caps (Headgear)
Knitting
Felting
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

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knitting hats 16th century