Woman's Sports Cap
RetailerSold by
R. P. Kenyon & Co.
(American)
MillinerMade by
Christy's
(English)
Dateabout 1895
MediumMachine and hand stitched wool with cotton lining.
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x height x width): 10 x 3 x 6 1/4in. (25.4 x 7.6 x 15.9cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineEstate of Florence S. M. Crofut, gift of Mrs. George H. Day
Object number1974.50.1811
DescriptionWoman's sports cap, perhaps for tennis, of a light blue and white striped wool with an ivory cotton lining. The striped are of equal size, 3/8 inch wide and running horizontally along the cap pieces. The cap is made of eight triangular-shaped pieces stitched together to form a beanie. At the center top, where all the pieces intersect, is a scant 1/2-inch-wide button covered in the striped wool. The brim is a semi-circular shape, 1 3/4 inches wide at the center, stitched to the edge across two full pieces and two half pieces. The brim is lined with the striped wool. The crown is lined with a cotton twill-woven fabric, a strip of which is stitched flat along the inner edge and pleated to fit over the circle that lines the top. Nice piece.
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