Title
Royal cap
Year/Period
20th century
Region
Hyderabad, India
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 9.0 x 16.0 cm
Accession No.
2015-00279
Collection of
This heavily-embellished cap would probably have belonged to a Muslim nobleman or member of a royal family. The cord at the top could have held a tassel. Zardozi and sequins cover the velvet surface of the cap – zardozi (embroidery using gold or silver “thread”) was an important craft produced for upper-class consumption during and after the Mughal rule, seeing decline by the 20th century.
