Painter's Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Painter's Cap

Entry/Object ID

2011.287.17

Description

White painter's cap, made mainly of fabric with a faux leather brim. There is black lettering on the front, detailed below.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hat

Clothing Sex

Unisex

Size

Large

Textile Details

Material

Fabric

Color

White, Black

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1945

Time Period

20th Century

Notes

Date based on previous documentation

Label/Inscription/Signature

Type

Inscription

Location

Front of cap

Transcription

LOS GATOS / CLEANEST TOWN / IN THE U.S.A.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Painted

Type

Label

Location

Back of cap

Transcription

Language

English

Material/Technique

Painted

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Inside cap, along back seam

Transcription

A QUALITY / POLLAK'S PRODUCT

Language

English

Material/Technique

Painted

Notes

Was unable to find much information on any hat maker with the name Pollak or Pollak's thus, this information is not also in the "Made or Created" section.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cap

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Headwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

1057

Dimensions

Width

7-3/4 in

Length

10 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements taken while cap is laying relatively flat. Length measurement is from tip of brim to back of hat.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Harriet Messenberg née Webley

Notes

Donor

Person or Organization

LG Patterson's

Notes

Was on tag as well as previous documentation, but not anywhere on the cap. Unclear if this is a person, or a business in Los Gatos.