Collection Highlights
Tontine Coffee House, N.Y.C.
ca. 1797
1907.32
oil on linen, lined to fiberglass
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Historical Artifacts
American Legion cap: New York 623
Title
American Legion cap: New York 623
Object name
Garrison cap
Date
1940-1945
Medium
Wool, other textile, leather, braid, metal
Dimensions
folded: 5 1/4 x 11 x 1 in. ( 13.3 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description
Blue wool felt garrison cap with seal of the American Legion embroidered in yellow, blue and brown above "NEW YORK" embroidered in yellow; gold painted metal numerals, "623," attached on one side; trimmed with narrow yellow braid.
Credit Line
Gift of Herman Schweinert
Object Number
1949.255
Marks
embroidered: on one side of cap: "AMERICAN / US / LEGION" and "NEW YORK"
painted metal: pinned on other side of cap: "623"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
