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Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Overseas cap
Object Number:
1967.80
Date:
1920-1941
Medium:
Wool, other textile, metal
Dimensions:
folded: 4 7/8 x 11 x 1 1/4 in. ( 12.4 x 27.9 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
maker's label: stitched to lining: "Ridabock & Co. / New York."
gilded metal pin: on one side of cap: "7"
Description:
Gray wool felt overseas cap with dark blue trim on edges; gilded metal numeral "7" pinned to one side.
Gallery Label:
This item is identified in the accession records as "Enlisted Man's Cap ('Dress Grays')," 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, worn 1920 to 1941.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth C. Miller
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
