Device for Army Officer’s cap worn by General Colin L. Powell
date: label: Date
content: 1960-1993
name: label: Issued by
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
label: Worn by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
label: Subject of
content: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
label: Subject of
content: United States Department of Defense
notes: label: Description
content: One (1) U.S. Army Officer’s cap device worn by General Colin L. Powell. This is the universal cap device in lieu of branch insignia for enlisted personnel. The device features a gold-colored disk with thirteen (13) stars at its top and a gilt depiction of the Great Seal of the United States (the Coat of Arms of the United States). When worn on the Army officer cap the device is attached through to the eyelet on the front of the service cap.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.101.1.82
objectType: label: Type
content: insignias
label: Type
content: devices (symbols)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: gold and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 3/8 × 2 3/16 × 1 in. (6 × 5.6 × 2.5 cm)