Uniform hat with plume for the Howard University "Showtime" Marching Band
date: label: Date
content: ca. 2009
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Bayly, Inc., American, founded 1865
label: Subject of
content: Howard University Marching Band, American, founded 1867
notes: label: Description
content: A uniform hat (a) with plume (b) for the Howard University “Showtime” marching band. The shako-style cap is made of white synthetic leather, with a cylindrical crown, white visor, and white chin strap. There is a contrasting navy-blue band with red decorative trim wrapping around the full crown and coming to a peak at the front center where there is a silver metallic badge with navy “H” emblem. Above the white visor is a white and metallic silver decorative cord. Accompanying the hat is a flowing red and silver plume.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Marching bands (Music)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Musicians
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
label: Exhibition
content: Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Howard University Marching Band, John Newson- Director of Band
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.15.3ab
objectType: label: Type
content: hats
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: imitation leather with wool, plastic, metal, and lamé plume
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Hat): 5 1/2 × 8 1/4 × 10 in. (14 × 21 × 25.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Plume): 16 × 12 in. (40.6 × 30.5 cm)