Cap

Date1750-1800

MediumLinen, Lace (Hollie Point)

DimensionsFront Opening: 13.5 inches Neck: 10 inches

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number2022-64,16

DescriptionA small infant cap made of very fine white linen. The cap is made in one piece with a draw string along the opening for the face. The cap has hollie point worked down the entire middle of the cap from center back, over the head, to center front. The cap is gathered into a large central roundel worked in hollie point. The hollie point includes images of flowers, birds, and stars. Further embellishing the cap is whitework on either side of the hollie point. The neck edge gathers with a very small draw string.
Label TextBoth boys and girls wore caps as infants. This small cap was extremely skillfully worked with hollie point and whitework designs.
ProvenanceA collection of 28 pieces of infant clothing (all 2022-64 accession numbers) descended through various branches of the Medlycott family of Ven House in Somerset, England. The baronetcy was created in 1808 and became extinct in 2021 with the death of Sir Mervyn Tregonwell Medilycott, the 9th Baron of Medlycott. Sadly these garments do not have association with specific members of the family, but were all found stored in The Manor House, Sandford Orcas, in Dorset, England, the home of Sir Mervyn Tregonwell Medilycott, the 9th Baron of Medlycott.