Collection Highlights
The Indian Hunter
1860
1939.390
Brown patinated bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hat
Object name
Hat
Date
1942-1946
Medium
Textile
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. ( 10.2 x 26.7 x 21.6 cm )
Description
WAVES' textile hat with gored white crown which is attached with snaps to soft blue brim; blue ribbon band with "U.S. NAVY" machine-embroidered in gold.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Alma M. Siefert and Miss Dorothy Schroer
Object Number
1946.37a
Marks
cloth label: stitched inside back of brim: "MADE AND SOLD UNDER / AUTHORITY OF U.S. NAVY / W.A.V.E.S."
machine-embroidered: on hatband: "U. S. NAVY"
Gallery Label
Women who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II were known by the acronym "WAVES" (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). Other parts of the WAVES uniform were also given by the donors.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.