Collection Highlights
Baby walker
Date:
1700-1750
Object Number:
INV.14959
Medium:
Cherry (by microanalysis)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Overseas cap
Object Number:
1933.231
Date:
1917-1918
Medium:
Wool, other textile, metal
Dimensions:
folded: 5 x 11 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 12.7 x 28.3 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Olive drab wool overseas cap trimmed with narrow gold braid; three 5-pointed metal stars, a large one between two smaller ones, attached on one side.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this cap was first worn by the donor as a corps commander and later as an army commander during World War I. The stars are said to have been made in France--one larger star and two smaller stars.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lt.-General Robert Lee Bullard
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
