Name/Title
1899-1902 British/Canadian South Africa Field Force slouch hatEntry/Object ID
1990.5.10Description
1899-1902 British/Canadian South Africa Field Force slouch hat. Olive drab felt. Circular brim edged with olive drab sateen strip, circular crown with cleft in centre. Around crown is 1.2 cm. wide olive drab sateen hatband. Left brim is upturned: a brass hook stitched into the crown engages with a hole in the brim. Interior (missing sweatband) has two black-painted steel hooks which hold a (missing) chinstrap.Made/Created
Date made
1899 - 1902Notes
Date: 1899Inscription/Signature/Marks
Transcription
No markings or stampings on hat: accession number tag sewn to interior.Dimensions
Height
13 cmWidth
33.5 cmLength
38 cm
