 In the beginning of the 19th century, the tail-cap was rather deep, but from 1860 it was replaced by the modern, shorter version.The tassel and cap are connected with a tassel-cylinder ("skúfhólkur") made of silver or gold.The cap is pinned in the hair by means of a black knitting-pin but if the woman wears plaits, the end of them are fastened under the cap in the neck with a typical cap-pin.