Service Cap

Name/Title

Service Cap

Entry/Object ID

1959.10.2a

Description

This service cap has a stiff and round crown. The center front of the cap has a gold appliqued patch of the Vermont state seal over a gold and black band that runs around the base of the crown. The short black brim is embroidered with oak branches. On either side of the cap, there are brass buttons, and a gold band runs between them.

Context

Worn by Colonel Merton Wells as a member of Governor Charles Bell's staff.

Acquisition

Accession

1959.10

Source or Donor

Coyle, Marjorie

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1904 - 1906

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Cap, Service

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Cap, Military

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cap

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Headwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

5 in

Length

39 in

Material

Leather, Wool, Gold, Brass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Wells, Merton (1866-1909)

Person or Organization

Bell, Charles J. (1845-1909)

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America