Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cap
Object Number:
INV.11610
Date:
1900-1920
Medium:
Wool, other textile
Dimensions:
overall (flat): 10 1/4 x 11 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 26 x 29.2 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
printed: on lining: "MADE IN ENGLAND / EXPRESSLY FOR / R. H. Macy & Co. Inc. / NEW YORK."
Description:
Wool cap with brown, red, olive green and blue houndstooth pattern on beige ground; tight-fitting headband; very wide circular crown; rigid, horizontal visor with rounded edge.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
