Wool felt square carried by Pullman Porter Robert Thomas
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1920
name: label: Owned by
content: Robert Jackson Thomas, American, 1889 - 1929
label: Subject of
content: Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969
notes: label: Description
content: Dark wool felt square with a tag sewn across one side. A synthetic textile tag sewn to the felt square reads: "JOHN DAVID" in yellow-green ink. This item was found inside the pockets of a Pullman Porter uniform owned by Robert Jackson Thomas.
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Labor
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Textiles and Quilts
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Descendants of Robert and Georgia Thomas, Pulaski, Tenn
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.75.6
objectType: label: Type
content: textiles
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: felted wool, synthetic fiber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 2 3/4 x 4 3/8 in. (7 x 11.1 cm)