Cap (crown): Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Latest revision as of 10:47, 21 July 2024

The Cap of Maintenance at the State Opening of Parliament

The cap of a crown is the cap which fills the inner space of a modern crown. While ancient crowns contained no cap, from mediaeval times it became traditional to fill the circlet with a cap of velvet or other such cloth, with a base of ermine.^[1]

References

^ Norris, Herbert (1 January 1999). Medieval Costume and Fashion. Courier Corporation. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-486-40486-8.

[1] Norris, Herbert (1 January 1999). Medieval Costume and Fashion. Courier Corporation. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-486-40486-8.

[1]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{Short description|Cap which fills the inner space of a modern crown}}{{More citations needed|date=May 2024}}
-The '''cap of a [[crown (headgear)|crown]]''' is the cap which fills the inner space of a modern crown. While ancient crowns contained no cap, from [[mediæval]] times it became traditional to fill the [[circlet]] with a cap of [[velvet]] or other such cloth, with a base of [[ermine]].
+[[File:Lord True (Cap of Maintenance) 2023.jpg|thumb|The [[Cap of Maintenance]] at the [[State Opening of Parliament]]]]
+The '''cap of a crown''' is the cap which fills the inner space of a modern [[crown (headgear)|crown]]. While ancient crowns contained no cap, from [[mediaeval]] times it became traditional to fill the [[circlet]] with a cap of [[velvet]] or other such cloth, with a base of [[Ermine (heraldry)|ermine]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Norris |first=Herbert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xiqahsJPHSgC |title=Medieval Costume and Fashion |date=1 January 1999 |publisher=Courier Corporation |isbn=978-0-486-40486-8 |page=177 |language=en}}</ref>
+== References ==
-While the precise reason for the inclusion of a cap is unknown, two reasons are often given:
+{{Reflist}}{{Parts of a crown}}
+[[Category:Crowns (headgear)]]
-* to add to the visual impact of the crown, while showing off the golden circlet to maximum effect;
-* to keep a [[monarch]]'s head warm in drafty mediæval buildings during long [[coronation]] ceremonies or public events where crowns were worn.
-Not all crowns however contained cloth caps. Some caps were [[metal]]lic and heavily [[jewel]]led.
-{{PofC}}
-[[ja:王冠]]
-[[Category:Crowns]]

v t e Types of crown
By rank	Papal Imperial Royal Consort
By use	Coronation Heraldic State
By form	Astral Celestial Circlet Corolla Coronet Diadem Eastern Golden hat Hoop Mural Radiate Tiara Roman military decorations: Camp Civic Grass Naval
Parts	Half-arch Hoop Monde Cap Cross Cross pattée Lappet