Cap and bells
A cap and bells is a type of fool's cap, a cap with bells worn by a court fool or jester.[1]
A jester with a cap'n'bells and a fool's scepter
The cap and bells could be in the following forms: [2]
- "Ass's ears" and an "ass's tail", often curling forward[2][3]
- Two horns[2]
- A "cockscomb crest"[2]
Bells were also added to the dangling sleeves.[2] The bells announced the appearance of the jester.[3]
Others
- Royal Court Jester costume
- Bi-Color Coxcomb Cap
- Fool's Cap and Masque
Other forms of fool's cap in England were shaped like a monk's cowl with ass's ears, a high-pointed cap covered with bells, or a round cap with an imposing feather.[4]
References
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- Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged
- Lucy Barton, "Historic Costumes for the Stage", p. 221
- ISBN 1412834988, p. 113
- Esther Singleton, "The Court Jesters of England", in: Cosmopolitan, vol. 11, 1891, p. 445
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