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1949.10.22

Baby's cap

1949.10.22

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Collection type
Object
Description
Baby's cap
Cultural groups
English
Date / Period
Date made: Circa 1809?, uncertain Date made: Circa 1849?, uncertain
Date collected
By 1949
Acquisition information
Donated: 1949
Materials and processes
Material Linen Flax Bast Fibre Textile Plant, Material Lace Textile, Process Embroidered, Process Woven
Object numbers
Accession number: 1949.10.22
Research and responses

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambric: Cambric is a lightweight cotton cloth used as fabric for lace and needlework. Cambric, also known as batist in a large part of the world, was invented by Jean-Baptiste Cambrai, France, which gave the fabric its name, as early as 1595; It is a closely woven, firm fabric with a slight glossy surface produced by calendering. ... [AP 26/09/2006]

In the 1901 census she is listed as being aged 15, born in Crediton Devon and living in Hastings [presumably Sussex] ‘on own means’ [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 23/02/2007]

Search terms: Clothing Headgear, Children and Childcare, Hat

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