It's a Christening cap!
This is a short Blog to share my recent learning with you. I do love to examine textiles that I haven't seen before, but am also frustrated when I cannot find any research to explain them. This little beaded and knit cap is so attractive, but I had never seen caps with similar designs and really couldn't find any information about them. Then I went to my old resource, the superb Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which has the largest collection of caps online and if you
