Name/Title
Cap, ServiceEntry/Object ID
2019.3.10Description
1918 CEF Staff Officer's Service Dress Cap. Light khaki fineweave barathea wool, with twill cotton cover. Machine stitched construction. Soft wool peak, red felt cap band. Circular crown reinforced by a wire stiffener. Adjustable brown leather chinstrap secured on either side by brass "General Officers" buttons (1.6cm diameter). Cap badge is Colonel's insignia - bullion wire lion and edwardian crown embroidered over the red felt cap band. Handwritten at the back of the cap beneath the red band is "JBW J.B.Wilson."Made/Created
Date made
1917 - 1918Notes
Date: 1918Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Manufacturer's MarkLocation
Base of crownTranscription
"BY APPOINTMENT / WOODROW, / 46 PICCADILLY. / LONDON. / MANCHESTER. / LIVERPOOL. / GLASGOW. / DUBLIN. / AND BELFAST.Material/Technique
EmbroideredDimensions
Height
11.5 cmWidth
27.5 cmDepth
8.5 cmLength
28.5 cmCircumference
63 cmDimension Notes
Height is measured vertically.
Width is measured from side to side of the cap.
Length is measured from the brim to the back of the cap.
Depth is measured from the base of the cap lining to the crown lining.
Circumference is measured around the cap band.
