Garrison Cap

Name/Title

Garrison Cap

Entry/Object ID

2004.80.1

Description

Tall, heathered blue wool garrison cap. There is dark piping around the folded up edge. There is a leather band around the interior that is marked with the size "6 7/8" and the label, "S Abrahams Philada. PA. Manufacturers of HIGH GRADE UNIFORMS."

Context

Worn by Joseph George Abair of Montpelier, Vermont, during World War I.

Acquisition

Accession

2004.80

Source or Donor

Abair, Janice Helena (1930-2017)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1917 - 1918

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Cap, Garrison

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

Height

6-1/2 in

Width

10 in

Material

Wool, Leather

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Yankee Division

Person or Organization

Abair, Joseph George (1894-1975)

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

World War I