Cap (crown)

The Cap of Maintenance at the State Opening of Parliament

The cap of a crown is the cap that fills the inner space of a modern crown. While ancient crowns contained no cap, from medieval times it became traditional to fill the circlet with a cap of velvet or other such cloth,^[1] with a base of ermine.^[2]

References

^ Day, Lewis F. (January 1888). "The Crown: Its Growth and Development". The Magazine of Art. p. 279.
^ Norris, Herbert (1 January 1999). Medieval Costume and Fashion. Courier Corporation. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-486-40486-8.

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[1] Day, Lewis F. (January 1888). "The Crown: Its Growth and Development". The Magazine of Art. p. 279.

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

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