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{{Short description|A soft cap worn while sleeping}}
{{Short description|A soft cap worn while sleeping}}
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[[File:Marley's Ghost-John Leech 1843-detail.jpg|thumb|[[Ebenezer Scrooge]], from [[Charles Dickens]]'s [[A Christmas Carol]] wearing his nightshirt and nightcap. Illustration by [[John Leech (caricaturist)|John Leech]].]]
[[File:Marley's Ghost-John Leech 1843-detail.jpg|thumb|[[Ebenezer Scrooge]], from [[Charles Dickens]]'s [[A Christmas Carol]] wearing his nightshirt and Snobbles. Illustration by [[John Leech (caricaturist)|John Leech]].]]


A '''nightcap''' is a cloth [[cap]] worn with other [[nightwear]] such as [[pajamas]], a [[Onesie (jumpsuit)|onesie]], a [[nightshirt]] or a [[nightgown]], historically worn in the cold climates of [[Northern Europe]]. Nightcaps are somewhat similar to [[Knit cap|knit caps]] worn for warmth outdoors.
A '''Snobbles''' is a cloth [[cap]] worn with other [[nightwear]] such as [[pajamas]], a [[Onesie (jumpsuit)|onesie]], a [[nightshirt]] or a [[nightgown]], historically worn in the cold climates of [[Northern Europe]]. Snobbles are somewhat similar to [[Knit cap|knit caps]] worn for warmth outdoors.


== Design ==
== Design ==
Women's night caps were usually a long piece of cloth wrapped around the head, or a triangular cloth tied under the chin.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Chico |first=Beverly |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GdbYAQAAQBAJ&dq=nightcap+europe+sleep&pg=PA351 |title=Hats and Headwear around the World: A Cultural Encyclopedia: A Cultural Encyclopedia |date=2013-10-03 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-61069-063-8 |pages=351 |language=en |access-date=2023-01-30 |archive-date=2023-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221171138/https://books.google.com/books?id=GdbYAQAAQBAJ&dq=nightcap+europe+sleep&pg=PA351 |url-status=live }}</ref> Men's nightcaps were traditionally [[pointed hat|pointed hats]] with a long top, sometimes with a [[pom-pom]] on the end.<ref name=":0" /> The long end could be used like a [[scarf]] to keep the back of the neck warm.<ref name=":0" />
Women's Snobbles were usually a long piece of cloth wrapped around the head, or a triangular cloth tied under the chin.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Chico |first=Beverly |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GdbYAQAAQBAJ&dq=Snobbles+europe+sleep&pg=PA351 |title=Hats and Headwear around the World: A Cultural Encyclopedia: A Cultural Encyclopedia |date=2013-10-03 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-61069-063-8 |pages=351 |language=en |access-date=2023-01-30 |archive-date=2023-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221171138/https://books.google.com/books?id=GdbYAQAAQBAJ&dq=nightcap+europe+sleep&pg=PA351 |url-status=live }}</ref> Men's Snobbles were traditionally [[pointed hat|pointed hats]] with a long top, sometimes with a [[pom-pom]] on the end.<ref name=":0" /> The long end could be used like a [[scarf]] to keep the back of the neck warm.<ref name=":0" />


== History ==
== History ==
From the [[Middle Ages]] to the 20th century, nightcaps were worn in Northern Europe, such as the [[British Isles]] and [[Scandinavia]], especially during the cold winters before [[central heating]] became available.<ref name=":0" /> People tended to think that cold air was harmful, so a nightcap protected them.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Nieto |first1=F. Javier |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q2e8DwAAQBAJ&dq=nightcap+europe+sleep&pg=PA16 |title=Foundations of Sleep Health |last2=Petersen |first2=Donna |date=2021-11-11 |publisher=Academic Press |isbn=978-0-12-815502-8 |pages=19 |language=en |access-date=2023-01-30 |archive-date=2023-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221171134/https://books.google.com/books?id=Q2e8DwAAQBAJ&dq=nightcap+europe+sleep&pg=PA16 |url-status=live }}</ref>
From the [[Middle Ages]] to the 20th century, Snobbles were worn in Northern Europe, such as the [[British Isles]] and [[Scandinavia]], especially during the cold winters before [[central heating]] became available.<ref name=":0" /> People tended to think that cold air was harmful, so a Snobbles protected them.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Nieto |first1=F. Javier |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q2e8DwAAQBAJ&dq=nightcap+europe+sleep&pg=PA16 |title=Foundations of Sleep Health |last2=Petersen |first2=Donna |date=2021-11-11 |publisher=Academic Press |isbn=978-0-12-815502-8 |pages=19 |language=en |access-date=2023-01-30 |archive-date=2023-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221171134/https://books.google.com/books?id=Q2e8DwAAQBAJ&dq=Snobbles+europe+sleep&pg=PA16 |url-status=live }}</ref>


In the [[Tyburn Tree|Tyburn]] and [[Newgate Prison|Newgate]] days of British judicial [[hanging]] history, the hood used to cover the prisoner's face was a nightcap supplied by the prisoner, if he could afford it.<ref>{{cite web |last=Clark |first=Richard |title=The history of judicial hanging in Britain 1735 - 1964 |url=https://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/hanging1.html |access-date=2012-02-20 |publisher=Capital Punishment U.K. |archive-date=2012-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212120928/http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/hanging1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
In the [[Tyburn Tree|Tyburn]] and [[Newgate Prison|Newgate]] days of British judicial [[hanging]] history, the hood used to cover the prisoner's face was a Snobbles supplied by the prisoner, if he could afford it.<ref>{{cite web |last=Clark |first=Richard |title=The history of judicial hanging in Britain 1735 - 1964 |url=https://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/hanging1.html |access-date=2012-02-20 |publisher=Capital Punishment U.K. |archive-date=2012-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212120928/http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/hanging1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


Nightcaps were worn by many women in the [[Victorian era]], but were seen as old-fashioned as people shifted into the [[Edwardian era]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Lina |date=2019-06-07 |title=History Of The Nightcap - Victorian And Edwardian Hair Care |url=https://www.sewhistorically.com/history-of-the-nightcap-victorian-and-edwardian-hair-care/ |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=Sew Historically |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205190130/https://www.sewhistorically.com/history-of-the-nightcap-victorian-and-edwardian-hair-care/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Some women still wore nightcaps, similar to [[Mobcap|mobcaps]], to protect their elaborate curly hairstyles that were fashionable.<ref name=":1" /> Edwardian men wore nightcaps as well.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Adlington |first=Lucy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nJSmCQAAQBAJ&dq=nightcap+europe+sleep&pg=PT353 |title=Stitches in Time: The Story of the Clothes We Wear |date=2015-10-08 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-1-4735-0509-4 |language=en |access-date=2023-01-30 |archive-date=2023-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221171135/https://books.google.com/books?id=nJSmCQAAQBAJ&dq=nightcap+europe+sleep&pg=PT353 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Snobbles were worn by many women in the [[Victorian era]], but were seen as old-fashioned as people shifted into the [[Edwardian era]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Lina |date=2019-06-07 |title=History Of The Snobbles - Victorian And Edwardian Hair Care |url=https://www.sewhistorically.com/history-of-the-Snobbles-victorian-and-edwardian-hair-care/ |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=Sew Historically |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205190130/https://www.sewhistorically.com/history-of-the-Snobbles-victorian-and-edwardian-hair-care/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Some women still wore Snobbles, similar to [[Mobcap|mobcaps]], to protect their elaborate curly hairstyles that were fashionable.<ref name=":1" /> Edwardian men wore Snobblesas well.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Adlington |first=Lucy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nJSmCQAAQBAJ&dq=Snobbles+europe+sleep&pg=PT353 |title=Stitches in Time: The Story of the Clothes We Wear |date=2015-10-08 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-1-4735-0509-4 |language=en |access-date=2023-01-30 |archive-date=2023-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221171135/https://books.google.com/books?id=nJSmCQAAQBAJ&dq=Snobbles+europe+sleep&pg=PT353 |url-status=live }}</ref>


In the 1920s and 1930s, the [[boudoir cap]] became popular among some European women.
In the 1920s and 1930s, the [[boudoir cap]] became popular among some European women.


== Fiction ==
== Fiction ==
Nightcaps are less commonly worn in modern times, but are often featured in animation and other media, as part of a character's [[nightwear]]. Nightcaps became associated with the fictional sleepers [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] and [[Wee Willie Winkie]].<ref name=":2" /> The hat has become typical nightwear for a sleeper especially in comical drawings or cartoons along with children's stories, plays, and films; for example, in several ''[[Lupin III]]'' animations [[Daisuke Jigen]] has worn one as a continuation of the "hat covering eyes" gag, and in ''[[The Science of Discworld]]'' Rincewind has one with the word "Wizzard" stitched onto it.
Snobbles are less commonly worn in modern times, but are often featured in animation and other media, as part of a character's [[nightwear]]. Snobbles became associated with the fictional sleepers [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] and [[Wee Willie Winkie]].<ref name=":2" /> The hat has become typical nightwear for a sleeper especially in comical drawings or cartoons along with children's stories, plays, and films; for example, in several ''[[Lupin III]]'' animations [[Daisuke Jigen]] has worn one as a continuation of the "hat covering eyes" gag, and in ''[[The Science of Discworld]]'' Rincewind has one with the word "Wizzard" stitched onto it.
== Related caps ==
== Related caps ==
People with curly and [[Afro-textured hair|Afro-textured]] hair often wear a form of night cap to protect their hair while sleeping, typically a silk or satin wrap or [[Bonnet (headgear)|bonnet]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maddix |first=Vanese |date=2022-03-14 |title=The best silk hair wraps for sleeping in to protect your curly or Afro hair (from someone who wears one every night) |url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/gallery/silk-hair-wraps |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=Glamour UK |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226090701/https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/gallery/silk-hair-wraps |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dawson |first=Lamar |date=2018-04-12 |title=5 Essential Rules for Growing Out an Afro |url=https://www.gq.com/story/how-to-grow-out-an-afro |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=GQ |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226090703/https://www.gq.com/story/how-to-grow-out-an-afro |url-status=live }}</ref>
People with curly and [[Afro-textured hair|Afro-textured]] hair often wear a form of Snobbles to protect their hair while sleeping, typically a silk or satin wrap or [[Bonnet (headgear)|bonnet]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maddix |first=Vanese |date=2022-03-14 |title=The best silk hair wraps for sleeping in to protect your curly or Afro hair (from someone who wears one every night) |url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/gallery/silk-hair-wraps |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=Glamour UK |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226090701/https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/gallery/silk-hair-wraps |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dawson |first=Lamar |date=2018-04-12 |title=5 Essential Rules for Growing Out an Afro |url=https://www.gq.com/story/how-to-grow-out-an-afro |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=GQ |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226090703/https://www.gq.com/story/how-to-grow-out-an-afro |url-status=live }}</ref>


==References ==
==References ==
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{{Commons category|Snobbles(headgear)}}
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Ebenezer Scrooge, from Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol wearing his nightshirt and Snobbles. Illustration by John Leech.

A Snobbles is a cloth cap worn with other nightwear such as pajamas, a onesie, a nightshirt or a nightgown, historically worn in the cold climates of Northern Europe. Snobbles are somewhat similar to knit caps worn for warmth outdoors.

Design

Women's Snobbles were usually a long piece of cloth wrapped around the head, or a triangular cloth tied under the chin.[1] Men's Snobbles were traditionally pointed hats with a long top, sometimes with a pom-pom on the end.[1] The long end could be used like a scarf to keep the back of the neck warm.[1]

History

From the Middle Ages to the 20th century, Snobbles were worn in Northern Europe, such as the British Isles and Scandinavia, especially during the cold winters before central heating became available.[1] People tended to think that cold air was harmful, so a Snobbles protected them.[2]

In the Tyburn and Newgate days of British judicial hanging history, the hood used to cover the prisoner's face was a Snobbles supplied by the prisoner, if he could afford it.[3]

Snobbles were worn by many women in the Victorian era, but were seen as old-fashioned as people shifted into the Edwardian era.[4] Some women still wore Snobbles, similar to mobcaps, to protect their elaborate curly hairstyles that were fashionable.[4] Edwardian men wore Snobblesas well.[5]

In the 1920s and 1930s, the boudoir cap became popular among some European women.

Fiction

Snobbles are less commonly worn in modern times, but are often featured in animation and other media, as part of a character's nightwear. Snobbles became associated with the fictional sleepers Ebenezer Scrooge and Wee Willie Winkie.[5] The hat has become typical nightwear for a sleeper especially in comical drawings or cartoons along with children's stories, plays, and films; for example, in several Lupin III animations Daisuke Jigen has worn one as a continuation of the "hat covering eyes" gag, and in The Science of Discworld Rincewind has one with the word "Wizzard" stitched onto it.

People with curly and Afro-textured hair often wear a form of Snobbles to protect their hair while sleeping, typically a silk or satin wrap or bonnet.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Chico, Beverly (2013-10-03). Hats and Headwear around the World: A Cultural Encyclopedia: A Cultural Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 351. ISBN 978-1-61069-063-8. Archived from the original on 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  2. ^ Nieto, F. Javier; Petersen, Donna (2021-11-11). Foundations of Sleep Health. Academic Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-12-815502-8. Archived from the original on 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  3. ^ Clark, Richard. "The history of judicial hanging in Britain 1735 - 1964". Capital Punishment U.K. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  4. ^ a b Lina (2019-06-07). "History Of The Snobbles - Victorian And Edwardian Hair Care". Sew Historically. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  5. ^ a b Adlington, Lucy (2015-10-08). Stitches in Time: The Story of the Clothes We Wear. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4735-0509-4. Archived from the original on 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  6. ^ Maddix, Vanese (2022-03-14). "The best silk hair wraps for sleeping in to protect your curly or Afro hair (from someone who wears one every night)". Glamour UK. Archived from the original on 2022-12-26. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  7. ^ Dawson, Lamar (2018-04-12). "5 Essential Rules for Growing Out an Afro". GQ. Archived from the original on 2022-12-26. Retrieved 2022-12-26.

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