Jockey Cap
Date1850-1910
OriginGreat Britain
MediumCotton velvet, lined with leather and sized cotton or linen; paperboard inner stiffening
DimensionsOL: 11 1/2"; OH: 5 1/2"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-1044
DescriptionMan's riding cap of black cotton velvet, lined with cotton and padded inside sweat band front. Rounded bill and sectioned crown, topped by covered button, and backed with bow.Construction History:
1. 1850-1910: Initial Construction
2. January 7, 1958: Cleaning, checking, restoring by Ernest LoNano.
Label TextThis cap was in the collection of Frank Moss Bennett (1874-1952), a popular history painter from Great Britain. Bennett had a collection of costumes that included antiques and reproductions, which he used as props.
ProvenanceArtists collection, painted "Cardinals Drinking." Frank Moss Bennett.
