Flat cap

Title (Dublin Core): Flat cap
Description (Dublin Core): 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 (Dublin Core): unknown English
Date (Dublin Core): 1500-1599 AD
Coverage (Dublin Core): England
Type (Dublin Core): Hat
Format (Dublin Core): Stocking stitch
Medium (Dublin Core): wool (textile)
Subject (Dublin Core): Caps (Headgear); Knitting; Felting
Provenance (Dublin Core): Acquired with funds from various donors in 1929, part of Bashford Dean Memorial Collection.
Rights Holder (Dublin Core): Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Photograph and Slide Library
Identifier (Dublin Core): 29.158.486
Access Rights (Dublin Core): Public domain

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