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.)
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 viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenanceCollected by Benn Weisser-Varron in Peru during the 1960s; Purchased at Equator Gallery, Boston, by the MFA, December 18, 2002
early 20th century
early 17th century
late 16th–early 17th century
late 16th–early 17th century
about 1610–15
about 1610–15, with later alterations
late 16th–early 17th century
1575–1650
1575–1625
