Beret from an S1W uniform: Museum Object and Cultural History
Beret from an S1W uniform: Date: ca. 1992. Manufactured by: Bancroft Cap Company, American, founded 1967. Subject of: Public Enemy, American, founded 1982.
The object in the museum catalogue
A red beret from an S1W uniform. The beret is made of red felted wool trimmed in black leather around the opening. The fit can be adjusted by tying the length of black ribbon strung through the leather trim. The interior of the beret is lined with black fabric with a manufacturer's tag sewn at the center of the interior crown reading "BANCROFT / Military Caps / MAKERS OF FINE CAPS FOR / OVER 90 YEARS / FRAMINGHAM MASSACHUSETTS". An additional care and fiber content tag is sewn along the side seam of the interior lining.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1992
- Manufactured by: Bancroft Cap Company, American, founded 1967
- Subject of: Public Enemy, American, founded 1982
- Type: berets
- Medium: wool, leather, and polyester
- Dimensions: H x W: 3 x 9 x 9 1/2 in. (7.6 x 22.9 x 24.1 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Costume
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Object number: 2011.33.8.2
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Public Enemy
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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