Table 1 Knitted caps (fifteenth to sixteenth centuries) in museum collections, with their inventory numbers, possible production date and archaeological context
Inv no | Collection | Knitted item | Date | Source | Color |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1981.10 | Historisches Museum Basel (CH) | Coif cap | Circa 1460 | Under wooden floor, St Leonhard’s Church, Basel | Red |
742 | Bernisches Historisches Museum (CH) | Split-brimmed cap | 1561–1577 | Made by (?) Andreas Wild, tailor & grandson of Andreas Wild of Wynigen | Pink |
22387 | Museum of London (UK) | Split-brimmed cap | 1500–1600 | Moorfields, London EC2; a gift from Norwich Museum 1962 Excavation | Brown |
22389 | Museum of London (UK) | Cap lining | 1500–1600 | Moorfields, London EC2; a gift from Norwich Museum 1962 Excavation | Brown |
22390 | Museum of London (UK) | Cap lining | 1500–1600 | Moorfields, London EC2; a gift from Norwich Museum 1962 Excavation | Brown |
D10318 | Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen (DK) | Coif cap | 1600–1800 | Crypt, Grindsted Church, Jutland, Denmark | Yellow |