Basic info

Collection

Costume and Textiles

Object name

Smoking cap

Object category

Costume, male

Object subcategory

Accessories worn on head

Description

Black velvet smoking cap with multicoloured silk tassel. Circular pill-box shape, embroidered all over with pink and red wool flowers. Quilted pink cotton lining with red machine stitching.

Production date start

1860

Production date end

1880

Period

Victorian