CAP

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

CAP

Entry/Object ID

400/10002

Description

CAP/EAR FLAPS

Collection

WORLD WAR I

Made/Created

Date made

1918

Notes

Early Date: 1918

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cap

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Headwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Parts

Count

1

Material

Wool

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Research Notes

Notes

This is likely a U.S. Model 1907 Winter Field Cap. Featuring a durable khaki cotton shell with a wool or kersey interior lining, along with neck and ear flaps that could be secured with cloth ties, these caps was issued to soldiers operating in cold weather conditions. They were widely used by members of the American Expeditionary Force during harsh winters on the Western Front of World War I.