Model 1864 cap

Description:

This Pattern 1864 cap, like several others in the Schuylkill collection, was manufactured by the firm of W.C. Dare in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania according to government specifications. Made of stiffened felt, it has light artillery insignia, including the brass crossed-cannons and eagle emblem on the brim and the scarlet plume, cord, and tassel.

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Civil War

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Credit Line: U.S. War Department

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.25125.106Catalog Number: 25125.106AAccession Number: 64127

Object Name: capOther Terms: cap; Man; Army; Artillery, Light; Enlisted Man

Measurements: overall (boxed): 37 1/2 in x 15 in x 9 1/2 in; 95.25 cm x 38.1 cm x 24.13 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7920-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_447135

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