1917-1918 PPCLI officer's service dress cap w/badge

Name/Title

1917-1918 PPCLI officer's service dress cap w/badge

Entry/Object ID

2019.3.54

Description

1917-1918 PPCLI Officer's Service Dress Cap w/badge. Khaki green fine weave barathea wool crown, body, stiffened peak. Wire or cane stiffener for crown. Two ventilation grommets each side. Plain body cap band. Two 1.3 cm. diameter brass British coat of arms buttons hold an adjustable 9 mm x 31 cm brown leather chinstrap. Pinned to front is a 2.8 x 4.2 cm. dulled copper PPCLI cap badge. Interior brown yellow plastic liner with 4 cm. high brown leather sweatband.

Made/Created

Date made

1917 - 1918

Notes

Date: 1917

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

Stamped black paint maker's mark symbol lion atop crown and text "Army and Navy"

Dimensions

Height

13.5 cm

Width

24 cm

Length

25 cm