Summary

Mob cap of fine machine-made lace lined with cotton net. The cap apparently dates to about 1860 to 1880, and is possibly home-made. It belonged to the donor's grandmother. (Her mother was born in 1874.). It is machine-sewn. The first company to introduce sewing machines into the Australian market was American company Wheeler & Wilson, who began exporting to this market about 1860.

Mob caps were worn by women indoors, never outside and usually by older women.

Physical Description

Mob cap of fine machine-made lace lined with cotton net. Sewn into the edge of the cap is a cotton tape drawstring which is tied at the back. The seams are machine-sewn.

Significance

The first company to introduce sewing machines into the Australian market was American company Wheeler & Wilson, who began exporting to this market about 1860.

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