Name/Title
1953-1968 RCAF Officer's Field Service "Wedge" CapEntry/Object ID
2018.15.2Description
1953-1968 RCAF officer's field service "wedge" cap. Wedge shape, flattened, blue-grey Barathea wool. Machine-stitched construction, one-piece crown, two-piece body and side curtains. Lining consists of a strip of brown velvet (60x 2.3cm) and beige machine-stiutched crown lining. Stitched label featuring maker's mark on right side of crown lining. Exterior wool components are folded on themselves, and held together at the front of the cap by two brass 'King's crown' RCAF service buttons (0.9cm diameter). Embroidered RCAF Cap badge on left-side crown, featuring an Edwardian crown, gilt eagle and laurel leaves (5.7x5.2 cm).Made/Created
Date made
1953 - 1968Notes
Date: 1953Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Manufacturer's MarkLocation
Inner crown lining, left sideTranscription
"WILLIAM SCULLY / LIMITED / 1202 UNIVERSITY STREET / MONTREAL"Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
EmbroideredType
Accession NumberLocation
Sewn under the side curtain, left-side crown.Dimensions
Height
12.5 cmWidth
2.5 cmLength
31.4 cmCircumference
66 cmDimension Notes
Width is measured across, when cap is in an unworn folded state. When stretched to accomodate for a person's head, width becomes approximately 7.2cm.
