Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
Date:
1836-37
Object Number:
1952.410
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hat
Object Number:
1946.70c
Date:
1943-1946
Medium:
Wool, other textile, plastic, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 10 1/2 x 8 in. ( 10.2 x 26.7 x 20.3 cm )
Marks:
ink stamped: on lining: "LOUISE F. RIEDERER"
in relief: on front insignia: "E PLURIBUS / UNUM"
Description:
Olive brown wool hat with soft cylindrical crown with flat top, and rigid horizontal visor with rounded edge; gilded metal front insignia consisting of shield-breasted eagle with banner and oval disk embossed with thirteen stars above; chin strap of same woolen material secured at either side by a gilded metal button embossed with insignia similar to the type attached to front of hat; khaki cotton(?) lining with a circle of plastic at center top of crown.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this hat is part of the uniform worn by the donor as a member of the Women's Army Corps during World War II.
Credit Line:
Gift of Captain Louise Riederer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
