Inventarnummer
4101.111.2
Titel
Cocked Officer's Hat with Metal Case
Beschreibung
A black cocked hat with some gold braiding running from the top to the bottom of the hat with a gold braided button at the bottom and on either side of the braid there is a frilly piece of black cloth. There is also gold braiding on the left and the right hand side of the hat, next to this is a piece od black decorative cloth running diagonally towards the bottom of the hat. At the top of the hat there is a slot for where the plume would fit. Inside the hat there is a leather headband, written on the headband in black ink is "COZ R.MAXWELL".The inset of the hat is coated with a cream satin, written at the top of the inset in black ink is "R.C. Maxwell" and printed on the top of the inset is the crest for the Royal Engineers and written underneath in a gold square is "CATER & CO./ 56/ PALL MALL/ LONDON/ ESTABLISHED 1776". The case has a plaque on it which says "GNL. R.C.Maxwell. C.R". The case is black with a red spotted pattern that can be seen clearest on the bottom of the case. Above the plaque on the left hand side is the remains of a sticker, and on the right hand side there is another sticker that seems to says "WATERINGBURY" but the last latter is absent.
Datum
1776 - 1776
Format
- Height: hat 163 mm
- Width: hat 166 mm
- Length: hat 410 mm
- Height: case 200 mm
- Width: case 210 mm
- Length: case 465 mm