At 02:58 AM 9/11/2007, you wrote:
Here's a suitably esoteric question for this group. Night caps. As in,
"Mama in her kerchief and I in my cap
had just settled down for a long winter's nap"
When were they worn? What were they made of ? How were they
contructed? How did they stay on?
I'm assuming they may have been worn any time that fires were the
only source of home heating, but I have only seen images from late
1800's and early 1900's. I'd like to make some.
Anyone know?
Laurie
Well, they must have been fairly common in the Elizabethan period as
there are quite a few surviving examples in museums of highly
embroidered nightcaps.
Try searching the V&A, Cleveland Museum of Art, and the MFA Boston.
They all have online images.
For construction -
http://katerina.purplefiles.net/art%26scribes/Embroid/nightcap.htm
Cheers,
Jane
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Barony of Mordenvale, Kingdom of Lochac
In Prayse of the Needle - http://needleprayse.webcon.net.au/ (personal website)
Historical Needlework Resources - http://medieval.webcon.net.au/
(resource website)
The Needles' Excellency - http://laren.blogspot.com/ (blog)
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