Early 20th century
Dark purple velvet cap decorated with stylised floral forms in silver coloured metal thread silver discs and silver spangles. In addition the edges have a wide band of black embroidered tulle with a scalloped edge.
TRC 2016.0746
Cap
Textile Research Centre
flax silk cotton metal
Factory woven (plain weave velvet) cloth machine embroidered tulle hand embroidered (metal thread work) applied spangles and bracteates