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CapMamluk Dynasty (1250–1517), 14th century

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Small dome-shaped cap with dense gold, blue, and red embroidery featuring geometric diamond patterns on the brim and scrolling floral motifs on the crown

Unknown, Cap, Mamluk Dynasty (1250–1517), 14th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Cap
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
Mamluk Dynasty (1250–1517), 14th century
Medium
Silk satin with silk supplementary-weft patterning bound in plain weave (lampas), silk embroidery
Dimensions
Height: 4 in. (10.16 cm) Diameter (Diameter): 5 3/4 in. (14.61 cm) Mount: 10 1/4 × 11 5/8 × 11 5/8 in. (26.04 × 29.53 × 29.53 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.714
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Komaroff, Linda. Beauty and Identity: Islamic Art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2016.

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