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Dec 1, 2017

Cap

1800s

India

Velvet embroidered with gilt-silver–wrapped silk thread (zari); silk: lining; rubies, pearls, and spinels

Overall: 6.3 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm (2 1/2 x 6 x 6 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1477

Location

230 Photography

Did you know?

The semiprecious rose-colored spinels were considered a talisman for military victory.

Description

Historically in India, head coverings were worn in outdoor and formal contexts and can signal age, allegiance, and status among Indian men and boys. A low round cap such as this was worn primarily by the well-educated aristocratic boys in the king’s circle. The painstaking process of creating the ornament involved wrapping gilt-silver wire of various dimensions around a silk thread core to create a textured appearance for the flowers and vines.

Provenance

?–1916

Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859–1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art

1916–

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Citations

Kumar, Ritu, and Cathy Muscat. Costumes and Textiles of Royal India. London: Christie's Books, 1999. p.284, no. 3

Swarup, Sushama. Costumes & Textiles of Awadh: From the Era of Nawabs to Modern Times. 2012. p. 46 no. 1

Exhibition history

Raja Deen Dayal: The King of Indian Photographers. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 23-August 13, 2023).

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