Ask the Scholar

{
    "localId": "95788",
    "label": "Cap",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object"
}

{
    "id": "95788",
    "contentType": "object",
    "title": "Cap",
    "description": "Historically in India, head coverings were worn in outdoor and formal contexts and can signal age, allegiance, and status among Indian men and boys. A low round cap such as this was worn primarily by the well-educated aristocratic boys in the king’s circle. The painstaking process of creating the ornament involved wrapping gilt-silver wire of various dimensions around a silk thread core to create a textured appearance for the flowers and vines.",
    "date": "1800s",
    "citation": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1477",
    "rights": "CC0",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "wikidata": [
        "Q79477987"
    ],
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Garment"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1477/1916.1477_web.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1477/1916.1477_web.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1477/1916.1477_web.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "Overall: 6.3 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm (2 1/2 x 6 x 6 in.)",
    "cul": [
        "India"
    ],
    "accession": "1916.1477"
}

{
    "tec": "Velvet embroidered with gilt-silver–wrapped silk thread (zari); silk: lining; rubies, pearls, and spinels",
    "tombstone": "Cap, 1800s. India. Velvet embroidered with gilt-silver–wrapped silk thread (zari); silk: lining; rubies, pearls, and spinels; overall: 6.3 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm (2 1/2 x 6 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1477",
    "collection": "Textiles",
    "didYouKnow": "The semiprecious rose-colored spinels were considered a talisman for military victory.",
    "citations": [
        {
            "citation": "Kumar, Ritu, and Cathy Muscat. <em>Costumes and Textiles of Royal India</em>. London: Christie's Books, 1999.",
            "page_number": "p.284, no. 3"
        },
        {
            "citation": "Swarup, Sushama. <em>Costumes &amp; Textiles of Awadh: From the Era of Nawabs to Modern Times</em>. 2012.",
            "page_number": "p. 46 no. 1"
        }
    ],
    "url": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1477",
    "creditline": "Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade",
    "updatedAt": "2026-05-29 05:08:57.509000",
    "imageUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1477/1916.1477_print.jpg",
    "sourceId": 95788,
    "dept": "Textiles",
    "coll": "Textiles",
    "med": "Velvet embroidered with gilt-silver–wrapped silk thread (zari); silk: lining; rubies, pearls, and spinels",
    "thumbnail_url": null,
    "image_url": null
}

{
    "seq": 1,
    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1477/1916.1477_web.jpg",
    "mediaId": "7beb887d784566a0"
}