Object: Night cap
Date: c. 1915
Medium: Embroidered white silk net, yellow silk ribbon, and green silk flowers
Country: USA (possibly)
Credit Line: Gift of Armand R. Brun
Object number: 96.109.1
DescriptionNight cap in white net with vermiculate embroidery; yellow silk ribbon with green silk flowers
Label Text:“No dainty woman wishes to appear untidy or unlovely at any hour of the day,” stated Vogue in 1912. The magazine suggested boudoir caps to keep women’s hair in place while they slept, and to maintain a neat appearance in the morning. The caps also prevented the inconvenience and expense of additional trips to the hair salon.
Exhibitions:
- Exposed: A History of Lingerie