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Cap

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1850-1860

GUSN

GUSN-21522

Description

Navy blue wool cap w/ braidwork around rim, leather tip of cap painted black. 2 black buttons on sides. Stamp of (British?) insignia on underside of cap.

Details

Descriptive Terms

caps (headgear)
headgear
leather
wool (textile)
civil wars
Wool
Leather
Civil War
CAP

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2.5 (H), 9 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.3122

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