Nightcap, Medium: silk, metallic yarn (silver foil wrapped around silk core), flat foil strip Technique: embroidered in satin stitches on plain weave Label: silk embroidered with silk, metallic yarns and flat foil strip in satin stitch; metallic bobbin lace, Man's cap of yellow silk taffeta made up of four panels with a deep turn-up cuff. Embroidered with symmetrical chinoiserie floral sprays in satin stitch in blue ombre silk, and in bouclé stitch in silver metallic yarns. With silver metallic bobbin lace covering the four seams and edging the cuff., France or Italy, 18th century, costume & accessories, Nightcap