West Point Cadet Hat and Shako

Clothing/Dress/Costume

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2011.1.1-2

Description

A grey hat with a black trimming and a black fabric band connecting the pleather visor . There are also three gold medallions on the hat; one large eagle with a USMA flag center piece, and two smaller versions on both sides of the hat. There is also a pleather strap along the hat for decoration. The inside of the hat has a plastic lining, with a leather hem. A large leather shako with a large gold eagle medallion in the center of the hat. There is also a large puffed decorative pompom at the top of the hat, with a gold metal ending. There is a decorative gold chain belt across the leather visor of the hat, and a leather strap connected to both ends of the shako. The shako also has two smaller gold eagle medallions at each end of the hat. The inside of the shako has 5 leather flaps.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

collectionsintern@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hat

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Material

Metal, Fabric, Pleather, Plastic

Color

Black, Gold, Gray, Brown

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hat

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Material

Leather, Fabric, Metal

Color

Brown, Gold, Black

Made/Created

Manufacturer

J. W Bayly & Son Inc

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Thomasville

State/Province

Georgia

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Manufacturer is for the cadet hat only.

Label/Inscription/Signature

Type

Label

Location

on the leather lining of cadet hat

Transcription

EST.1865 J.W. Bayly & Son, Inc. MFGS. OF FINE UNIFORM HEADWEAR PHILA., PA.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Inscription

Location

on leather lining of cadet hat

Transcription

THE CADET STORE WEST POINT N.Y.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Painted

Type

Inscription

Location

plastic lining of hat of cadet hat

Transcription

MADE EXPESSLY FOR MR. HONHOLT BJ L-2 DATE 4246

Language

English

Type

Inscription

Location

large medallion on hat of cadet hat

Transcription

DUTY HONOR COUNTRY WESTPOINT MSCCC USMA

Language

English

Material/Technique

Engraved

Type

Inscription

Location

two smaller medallions on both sides of the hat of cadet hat

Transcription

CADET U.S.M.A.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Engraved

Type

Inscription

Location

Inside lining of Shako hat

Transcription

THE CADET STORE WEST POINT N.Y.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Inscription

Location

on the large medallion of shako hat

Transcription

DUTY HONOR COUNTRY WESTPOINT MSCCC USMA

Language

English

Material/Technique

Engraved

Type

Inscription

Location

two smaller medallions of the shako hat

Transcription

CADET USMA

Language

English

Material/Technique

Engraved

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Shako

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Cap, Military

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cap

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Headwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Cadet hat

Width

9-1/2 in

Circumference

13 in

Dimension Description

Shako

Height

13 in

Width

7-1/2 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Brad Honholt

Notes

Owner

Related Places

Place

Location

United States Military Academy

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Brad Honholts hat J.W.Bayly & Son inc MFGs of Fine Uniform Headwear 1954