1860's Glengarry Style Cap Maroon Wool Civil War Reproduction Size Medium 22"

Description

Reproduction Civil War era Glengarry style cap or bonnet. The cap is made of deep maroon red 100% wool. The cap is inner lined with cotton batting  and lined with plaid microfiber material in shades of blue, black, ruby and cream. The edges of the cap are finished with silky trim in maroon with a small gold pattern.  The same trim forms the ribbon streamers down the back and the small rosette on the right side which is set with a textured gold and black colored metal button at the center.
22" around  and approximately 3" tall. It fits most women and teens. Measure  around your crown to be sure of the size you need. This is a new, un-used item. This is NOT an authentic Scottish cap, it is a reproduction of the type of cap Civil War era women would craft for themselves and their family members.
Such caps were very popular, especially for  young boys, but were also worn by girls, younger women and men. Such caps were even worn by several units of the Union army, such as the 79th New York. Periodicals from the era shows many  designs for "Scottish" style bonnets under many names such as:  turban, toque, bluebonnet, Glengarry and Scotch cap. Caps shown were made of many different materials such as velvet, straw, satin, taffeta as well as the traditional tartan wool. Many are shown decorated with plumes, velvet ribbons and occasionally lace.
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