Cotton twill men's smoking cap with printed pink and green floral pattern. Cap is topped with a black silk fringe tassel. This cap was worn by Charles Elias Wethered (1807-1888), a Quaker and Baltimore merchant. He was the son of Lewin Wethered (1778-1863) and Elizabeth Ellicott (1787-1862). Beyond his occupation, he was a director of…

Cap, Smoking

Description

Cotton twill men's smoking cap with printed pink and green floral pattern. Cap is topped with a black silk fringe tassel. This cap was worn by Charles Elias Wethered (1807-1888), a Quaker and Baltimore merchant. He was the son of Lewin Wethered (1778-1863) and Elizabeth Ellicott (1787-1862). Beyond his occupation, he was a director of the Bank of Baltimore, on the Board of Trade, and a founding trustee for the "Institute for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind Colored Children of the State of Maryland" (established 1872). In 1836, he married Elizabeth "Eliza" Bathurst (1820- ).

Creator

unknown

Date

circa 1880

Materials

Cotton, silk

Object ID

1946.34.7

Resource ID

15855

Credit Line

Gift of the Misses Dobbin

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

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