Child's Cap
Arts of the Americas
On View: American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, To Give Flowers
MEDIUM
Velvet, cloth, beads
DATES
ca. 1890s
DIMENSIONS
8 1/4 × 6 1/2 × 5 1/4 in. (21 × 16.5 × 13.3 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
2016.11.2
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Edward J. Guarino Collection in memory of Josephine M. Guarino
PROVENANCE
Prior to 2006, provenance not yet documented; by 2006, acquired by Crown & Eagle Antiques, New Hope, PA; February 2006, purchased from Crown & Eagle Antiques by Edward J. Guarino of New York, NY; October 27, 2016, gift of Edward J. Guarino to the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Child's cap of rose-colored velvet lined with beige fabric and decorated with multicolored floral designs. The opening and back are edged with wavy rows of clear beads sewn down with metallic(?) thread. There are rows of dashes of black beads along the bottom and the head opening. The back of the cap is decorated with a beaded 6-petal flower. The bead colors are white, clear, yellow, pink, gold, turquoise, green, blue, and black.
Condition: good.
CAPTION
Woodlands. Child's Cap, ca. 1890s. Velvet, cloth, beads, 8 1/4 × 6 1/2 × 5 1/4 in. (21 × 16.5 × 13.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Edward J. Guarino Collection in memory of Josephine M. Guarino, 2016.11.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.TL2016.18.2_view1.jpg)
IMAGE
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