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Cap
Cap

Cap

18th century
Object PlaceCusco, Peru
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave embroidered with wool and metallic threads
DimensionsOverall (measured flat): 78.7 x 20 cm (31 x 7 7/8 in.)
Other (cap height without lappets): 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection, by exchange
Accession number2002.627
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceCollected by Benn Weisser-Varron in Peru during the 1960s; Purchased at Equator Gallery, Boston, by the MFA, December 18, 2002
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