Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Cap |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.00712 |
Description |
Gray wool cap with cloth visor of self material and grosgrain ribbon strap. Lined with striped cotton. |
Dimensions |
H-3 L-8 inches |
Owned |
D. L. Smoot |
Made |
D.L. Smoot |
Provenance |
Cap made and worn by Captain D.L. Smoot while a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island out of a pair of pantaloons. He wore the hat home after the war ended, from Lake Erie to Alexandria, Virginia. |
People |
Smoot, D. L. |
Search Terms |
Johnson's Island Military Prison items made from other items items worn home |
Subjects |
POW's Prisoners of war Headgear Hats |