Date:c. 1920s
Origin: Great Britain
Fabric: Lace & silk ribbon
Brand: Custom made
This boudoir cap is made from a base of machine embroidered lace and trimmed with a narrow leavers lace. It is embellished with profuse ribbonwork. Pale blue silk ribbon encircles the cap in a delicate ruffle. One side of the head is decorated with multicoloured silk rosettes, and the other has an oversized silk bow.
The boudoir cap is a type of lingerie headwear, most commonly worn during the nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. It was originally worn over undressed hair, worn in the privacy of the boudoir alongside nightwear. In the 1910s and 1920s, it would be commonly worn to protect shorter hair styles during sleep. As the designs became more and more elaborate towards the 1930s, it began to be considered more of a decorative hair net. Like other forms of lingerie, boudoir caps were usually made in fine fabrics such as lace, tulle and satin. Embellishment was often profuse, with techniques such as ribbonwork being particularly commonplace.
From the collection of Karolina Laskowska
