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A knit cap is a piece of knitted headwear designed to provide warmth in cold weather. It usually has a simple tapered shape, although more elaborate variants exist. Historically made of wool, it is no
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The only known example of an original "Monmouth cap", dating from the 16th century
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Monmouth cap
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The Monmouth cap was an item of woollen headgear fashionable between the 15th and 18th centuries, and associated with the town of Monmouth in South East Wales. The knitted round caps were used by both
Knit cap
…Dating from the 15th century, the earliest type of knitted wool cap was produced in the Welsh town of Monmouth. The earliest surviving example of a "Monmouth cap" is held by Monmouth Museum and was knitted from coarse 2 ply wool. The cap was made by casting on at the lower edge and knitting in the round towards…
An example of a Monmouth cap
The small area known as "Monmouth Cap"
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