Collection Highlights
The Dead at Gettysburg
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.164.4.38.GettysburgDead
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fireman's fatigue cap: President
Object Number:
INV.10306
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Textile, leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 10 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. ( 7.9 x 27 x 19.7 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: on front of cap: "PRESIDENT"
in relief: on buttons: "F.D."
Description:
Yellow coated cloth cap with cylindrical, flat-topped crown and black patent leather visor which is flat and somewhat rectangular; "PRESIDENT" embroidered in gold on front; black patent leather chin strap secured at either side by a button embossed with initials "F.D."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
