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Christening cap

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Christening cap by an unknown artist features a beige-colored crown with a mesh-like texture. The crown is adorned with a floral design along its bottom edge, comprising pink flowers with green leaves and blue accents. A similar floral pattern with green leaves and pink, blue, and orange flowers borders the right side. The left side features a large gold-colored flower with six petals. A green vine with orange and blue flowers borders the left side and top. The cap has a curved shape with a wavy bottom edge. The background of the image is plain white.

Artwork Details

Date
first half 19th century
Medium
[no medium available]
Culture
European
Dimensions
600 × 511 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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