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
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.
Object number1974.50.1811
MarkingsStamped in black ink on the white lining of the crown: An insignia with a crown above a circle in which is written, "Christy's London." Inside the circle is a heraldic emblem. Below is printed the following, "R.P. Kenyon & Co. / Hills Block, 337 Main Street, / Hartford, Conn."On View
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