Cap

Description

Cap, part of an ensemble worn by a woman at the Court of Bhopal, white and purple silk trimmed with blue and white and decorated with bands of tinsel, peacock feather pieces and tassels: India, Bhopal, mid 19th century

Museum reference

A.1905.6

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Cap

Production information

Bhopal, India, South Asia

Date

Mid 19th century

Materials

Silk, Reseau, Tinsel, Peacock feather

Physical description

Figured white and purple silk trimmed with blue and white reseau, tinsel and peacock feathers

Collection place(s)

Bhopal, India, South Asia

Exhibitions

• Patterns of Life (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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