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Cap
Brown woollen cap, about 1854. Finely knitted and close fitting with looped woollen curls hanging down from the nape of the neck. Referred to by the donor as a 'Welsh wig'.
According to the donor, this cap was knitted in the Bangor area and sent as a sample to a Mr Horsfall of Leeds. Two dozen were ordered and sent to soldiers fighting in the Crimea.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F69.353.1
Historical Associations
Association Type:
Date: 1854
Place: Bangor
Associated Person/Body: Horsfall, Mr
Association Type: Recipient
Date: 1854
Place: Leeds
Creation/Production
Role: Knitter
Place: Bangor
Period: 1854
Acquisition
Donation, 1969
Techniques
Knitting
Material
Wool (spun and twisted)
Location
In store
Classification
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