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Cap (Spain)
This is a Cap. It is dated late 18th century and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is silk and its technique is knitted cap, knotted tassel. It is a part of the Textiles department.
That knitted caps enjoyed great popularity in eighteenth-century Spain can be seen in the many examples in museum collections in the United States and Europe. Knitted in dark red silk, this cap is primarily patterned with thin diagonal ribs while the very top has a geometric arrangement of lozenges and triangles. The dramatic tassel, at nearly twenty-three inches in length, is formed from two twisted skeins of yarn that have rings of knotted silk and tufted chenille attached. Paintings and prints from the period suggest that men and women wore these knitted caps on celebratory occasions, and that they were an important accessory of native dress in Spain. No artist expressed this innate "Spanishness" better than Francisco Goya (1746–1828), who painted lively scenes of Spaniards wearing knitted caps and other forms of traditional Spanish dress.
This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled A Spanish Knitted Cap.
This object was
donated by
Richard Cranch Greenleaf (American, 1887–1961).
It is credited Gift of Richard C. Greenleaf.
- Tassel (Italy)
- linen.
- Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
- 1962-51-14
- Nightcap
- silk, metallic yarn (silver foil wrapped around silk core), flat foil strip.
- Gift of Richard C. Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline E. Greenleaf.
- 1952-47-1
- Cap (Morocco)
- wool.
- Gift of Woman's Day Magazine.
- 1966-54-1
Our curators have highlighted 9 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Nightcap (England)
- silk embroidery on linen foundation, linen needle lace.
- Bequest of Marian Hague.
- 1971-50-115
- Nightcap (France)
- silk, metallic (metal-wrapped silk-core yarn).
- Gift of Richard C. Greenleaf.
- 1951-105-30
- Gloves (Italy)
- silk, metallic yarns, spangles.
- Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
- 1962-55-19-a,b
Its dimensions are
H x W: 25.1 x 25.1 cm (9 7/8 x 9 7/8 in.) Tassel: 58.1 cm (22 7/8 in.)
Cite this object as
Cap (Spain); silk; H x W: 25.1 x 25.1 cm (9 7/8 x 9 7/8 in.) Tassel: 58.1 cm (22 7/8 in.); Gift of Richard C. Greenleaf; 1951-105-35
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Making Design and Extreme Textiles: Designing for High Performance.
