Collection Highlights
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.QH41.C26.1974
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Service cap
Object Number:
1967.78
Date:
1918-1940
Medium:
Wool, leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 12 x 10 in. ( 14 x 30.5 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on insignia plate: "E / PLURIBUS / UNUM" (on banner above shield-breasted eagle)
maker's label: inside top of crown: "LUNINE'S INC. / MILITARY OUTFITTERS / 243 W. 42ND ST. / NEW YORK CITY"
Description:
Olive drab wool service cap with brown leather visor and chin strap; gilded metal insignia plate consisting of shield-breasted eagle below banner and starburst; button securing chin strap decorated with similar motif.
Gallery Label:
The insignia on this cap appears to be that of the Detached Enlisted Men's List (DEML), a classification created after World War I for enlisted men who had previously been identified by various other insignia.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth Miller
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
