Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Garrison cap
Object Number:
1945.508
Date:
ca. 1945
Medium:
Cotton, other textile, leather, braid
Dimensions:
folded: 4 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 26.7 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Khaki cotton garrison cap with dark brown braid and leather sweatband.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, caps of this type were worn by officers in all arms and services, from 2nd lieutenants to colonels, during World War II.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank L. Jackson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
