N° d'objet
2001.271
Titre
Cocked Officer's Hat with Plume and Case
Description
A black cocked officer's hat with a bronze ribbon running from the top to the bottom with a bronze button with a Royal Engineers crest located at the bottom of the ribbon. Either side of the ribbon is a frilly black cloth. There is also bronze coloured braiding on the left and the right hand side, either side of this is black decorated cloth running diagonally to the bottom of the hat. On the top of the hat there is a small metal square rod with a screw, presumably to hold the plume in place. Inside the hat is a leather headband, beyond that is a red satin inset, printed on the inset in gold lettering is the English crest, above the crest written in a golden banner is "BY APPOINTMENT", underneath the crest is written "HOBSON & SONS/ MILITARY TAYLORS & OUTFITTERS/ & ARMY CONTRACTORS/ 37 & 38, LITTLE WINDMILL ST. / HAYMARKET LONDON. W.". The plume is an arrangement of white feathers which are held together with a small wooden rod fastened with some kind of black material. The case is black all over and there is a plaque on the front which says "Major. J. C. Macpherson / Royal Engineers". VR buttons and marked 'Volunteer Engineers'.
Dimensions
- Height: hat 150 mm
- Width: hat 173 mm
- Length: hat 410 mm
- Height: case 202 mm
- Width: case 200 mm
- Length: case 470 mm
- Height: plume 100 mm
- Width: plume 170 mm