World War I Officer Stetson Campaign Hat belonging to Lt. Peter L. Robinson, Sr.
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1915
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Peter L. Robinson Sr., American, 1892 - 1979
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Caption
content: This campaign hat belonged to Lt. Peter L. Robinson who served with the 368th Infantry in France during World War I.
label: Description
content: A brown/olive green felt hat (a) worn by Peter L. Robinson, Sr. with chin strap (b). The crown of the hat comes almost to a point at the very top and the four corners of the hat are pushed in, making the front, back, left, and right sides stick out. There are four (4) brown metal ventilation grommets, one on each side of the hat, 3 inches from the base of the crown.
label: Description
content: There is a 1" thick light brown grosgrain ribbon going around the base of the crown. There is a brown cotton shoestring ribbon going around the base of the crown. It is wrapped around in two rows. The string is going though a small cylindrical piece of on the left and right sides of the hat. In the center of the hat, the shoestring laces are going through a thicker piece of string. The ends of the string are capped with felt and more cotton string.
label: Description
content: The base of the hat has five rows of silk stitching towards the outer edge. There is a leather band going around the inside of the hat near the base of the crown. The leather chin strap has a metal buckle.
place: label: Place used
content: France, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: World War I
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Military Uniforms
label: Exhibition
content: Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Marie Robinson Johnson in memory of First Lieutenant Peter L. Robinson, Sr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.163.1
objectType: label: Type
content: hats
label: Type
content: military uniforms
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: felt, ribbon, leather, cotton, metal, and silk
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Hat): 6 × 12 × 13 1/2 in. (15.2 × 30.5 × 34.3 cm)