Cap

Production date
Circa 1910
 Description
A smoking cap. The burgundy velvet cap is decorated with khaki, brown and cream-coloured hand-embroidered floral motif around the outside edge and on the top of the crown. The toggle on the top of the crown has brown, yellow, gold and cream-coloured thread tassels hanging from it. The inside of the rim is lined with a thin leather strip. The interior of the crown is lined with a purple padded quilted fabric.
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Object detail

Production date
Circa 1910
Production period
Early 1900s
Subject person
Classification
Clothing - Headwear/Clothing/Personal Artifacts
Credit line
This smoking cap belonged to Captain Frank Mace, who was awarded a New Zealand Cross for his service during the Taranaki Wars in the 1860s.
Accession number
TM2000.243
Collection type
Social History
Material
Velvet
Fabric
Thread

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Smoking cap belonged to Captain Francis Joseph Mace

- Jennifer Brown posted 7 years ago.

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