Title
Royal cap
Year/Period
20th century
Region
Hyderabad, India
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 14.0 x 20.0 cm
Accession No.
2015-00287
Collection of
Heavily embellished pieces of attire such as this zardozi-encrusted cap would have most probably belonged to a royal costume. Zardozi was traditionally done using gold wire, or gold-plated silver wire and thus only affordable to the upper classes or commissioned for special outfits. Zardozi was popular across India, with craftsmen coming up with local styles and motifs.
