Collection Highlights
Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
1824
1940.202
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cap: gray #7
Title
Cap: gray #7
Object name
Forage cap
Date
1893-1899
Medium
Wool, other textile, leather, braid, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. ( 7.6 x 24.1 x 15.9 cm )
Description
"Chasseur pattern" gray wool felt forage cap; black patent leather visor which is flat and somewhat rectangular; soft crown with circular, countersunk top with black braid applied around outer edge; vertical strips of braid applied center front, center back, and on either side of crown; black felt band around base of cap with braid on upper edge and metal numeral "7" attached to center front; chin strap buttons embossed with initials "N.G." between branches of oak and laurel (chin strap missing); black leather sweatband and black silk lining.
Credit Line
Bequest of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Object Number
1923.92a
Marks
maker's label: inside top of crown: "H. V. ALLIEN & Co. / 734 BROADWAY / NEW YORK"
printed/handwritten: on cloth label stitched inside top of crown: "Co "K" / C. M. LEFFERTS / #6 / 34"
in relief: on buttons: "N.G."
metal numeral: pinned to front of cap: "7"
Gallery Label
This cap was worn by the donor, who enlisted as a private in Co. K, 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, in November 1893, and was Honorably Discharged six years later, on November 3, 1899.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
