Cap
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A soft, round cap with a brim was a suitable choice for all manner of men living in sixteenth-century Exeter, but status-signaling differences lay in its details. The hats of the elite—including wealthy merchants—were made of silk velvet, sometimes decorated with brooches, buttons, or feathers. Those further down the social order made do with wool versions, knitted in the round and then felted, like this example.
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