Hat with an emblem for a fraternal organization
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1900
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: This flat wool cap with squared polished patent leather brim and a military insignia at center front is a non-military fraternal piece, possibly Masonic. A leather chin strap is buckled over the top of the cap, secured by a button on either side. A third metal button is at the center front. All three buttons appear to be made of brass. The device on the buttons and the metal insignia at center front is a hammer (proper right) crossing over a chisel (proper left). The background of the metal insignia is blue and red-and-white striped silk encircled first by a blue silk border and then a brassy ‘rope’. Two bands that appear to consist of silver-plated plaiting encircle the cap: one at the top ridge and one around the side of the cap just below the middle. A third band of tripartite gold-colored metal-wrapped cording encircles the cap at the base of the side, extending over the brim. The interior of the cap is lined with cardboard on the inner side walls and covered with a cotton tabby outer lining. The roof interior is leather, probably Moroccan leather.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fraternal organizations
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.4.1
objectType: label: Type
content: hats
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: wool (textile) , patent leather , cotton (textile) , metal and silk (textile)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 1 7/8 x 7 x 9 1/4 in. (4.8 x 17.8 x 23.5 cm)