Beret from an S1W uniform
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1992
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Bancroft Cap Company, American, founded 1967
label: Subject of
content: Public Enemy, American, founded 1982
notes: label: Description
content: A red beret from an S1W uniform worn by James Amir Muhammad. The beret is made of red felted wool trimmed in black leather around the opening. The fit can be adjusted by tying the length of black ribbon strung through the leather trim. The interior of the beret is lined with black fabric with a manufacturer's tag sewn at the center of the interior crown reading "BANCROFT / Military Caps / MAKERS OF FINE CAPS FOR / OVER 90 YEARS / FRAMINGHAM MASSACHUSETTS". The name "J. AMIR" is handwritten in blue ink at the top left facing corner of the tag. An additional care and fiber content tag is sewn along the side seam of the interior lining.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Public Enemy
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.33.8.1
objectType: label: Type
content: berets
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, leather, and polyester
label: Dimensions
content: 3 x 9 x 9 1/2 in. (7.6 x 22.9 x 24.1 cm)