Boy's School Cap
date: label: Date made
content: 1940-1950
notes: label: Description
content: This beanie style cap of blue and white cotton twill was worn by a lower grade school boy in the New York Public Schools. The "P.S. 49" logo stamped in blue ink at front center indicates "Public School" followed by the number to identify the school and area in which it was used. The crown is constructed of six white traingular sections coming together at a point with a blue twill covered button. A stiffened blue twill brim is attached at front. Overall it measures 3" high by 7 Inches wide by 8 5/8 inches deep.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: used in
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: used
content: Education
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content: Home and Community Life: Costume
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content: Clothing & Accessories
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content: Family & Social Life
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content: National Treasures exhibit
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1995.0019.012
label: accession number
content: 1995.0019
label: catalog number
content: 1995.0019.012
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cap
label: Object Type
content: Accessories Worn on the Body
label: Object Type
content: Boy
label: Object Type
content: Cap
label: Object Type
content: Headwear
label: Other Terms
content: cap; Headwear; Accessories Worn on the Body; Boy; School
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cream (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (brim and trim color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in x 7 in x 8 5/8 in; 7.62 cm x 17.78 cm x 21.9075 cm