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

[email protected]

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