About this object
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ID:
27.117
Production date:
1600-1625
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Location:
In Store
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Man's embroidered nightcap made from a single piece of linen cut with four shaped quarters and turned-back brim. It is said to have been worn by Charles I when he was taken from Holdenby House in Northamptonshire, by Cornet George Joyce (b.1618) of the Parliamentarian Army on 4 June 1647. After taking the king as prisoner, the party discovered that they had to provide further wardrobe for him while in their custody. < ...Read more
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Measurements
H 135 mm (measured straight, from base to tallest point of crown); C 510 mm (inside); C 570 mm (measured along the exterior edge) (overall)
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Materials
linen; silk; silver thread
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Last Updated
2024-03-26
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