[Cap] Discoverer Seven Seas, Black Blue Yellowx

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Cap] Discoverer Seven Seas, Black - Front: View of front
[Cap] Discoverer Seven Seas, Black - Front

View of front

Name/Title

[Cap] Discoverer Seven Seas, Black Blue Yellowx

Entry/Object ID

2023.1.5

Tags

Cap, Trucker Cap, Additional Action needed for preservation, Discoverer Seven Seas, Textile, Hat, Off-Shore Drilling, Blue, Gold, Black, Sticker, Embroidery

Description

Trucker cap, featuring sticker for Discoverer Seven Seas. Black front and visor, white mesh. Features: Embroidered cap with a round embroidered badge, over which is adhered a round blue, black, and yellow sticker. Original badge content unknown without removal of the sticker. The sticker has cyan-blue background, with a black double-ring border (thick outer band, thin inner band). Matching the upper curve is the text "Discoverer Seven Seas) in black stylized font, under which is a black lineart of a ship bearing an oil Derrick, overlaid with radiation lines symbolizing sonar, and a yellow-filled image of a sonar display. At the bottom is the text "DSS" in black (same font). The visor and front of the cap are in black fabric, with the rest of the body being white mesh. Visor is embroidered with gold/yellow oak laurel leaves on either side. Metal button covered in black plastic. Black plastic snapback fastening.

Collection

Fresh Accessions - Pre-2023 Objects

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Trucker Cap
Cap, Headwear, Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2023.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Promo Wear Ltd.

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Teulon, Manitoba

Country

Canada

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cap

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Headwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Height

100 mm

Width

220 mm

Depth

250 mm

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Poor

Condition Detail

Soiling/Grime, Embrittlement, Warping

Date Examined

Feb 8, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Materials

Foam backing for the front panels is heavy deteriorating, crumbling and shedding at the slightest touch or movement.

Structure

Visor is warped and misshapen.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

January 25, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 6, 2023