Uniform hat with plume for the Howard University "Showtime" Marching Band: Museum Object and Cultural History
Uniform hat with plume for the Howard University "Showtime" Marching Band: Date: ca. 2009. Manufactured by: Bayly, Inc., American, founded 1865. Subject of: Howard University Marching Band, American, founded 1867.
The object in the museum catalogue
A uniform hat (a) with plume (b) for the Howard University “Showtime” marching band. The shako-style cap is made of white synthetic leather, with a cylindrical crown, white visor, and white chin strap. There is a contrasting navy-blue band with red decorative trim wrapping around the full crown and coming to a peak at the front center where there is a silver metallic badge with navy “H” emblem. Above the white visor is a white and metallic silver decorative cord. Accompanying the hat is a flowing red and silver plume.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 2009
- Manufactured by: Bayly, Inc., American, founded 1865
- Subject of: Howard University Marching Band, American, founded 1867
- Type: hats
- Medium: imitation leather with wool, plastic, metal, and lamé plume
- Dimensions: H x W x D (Hat): 5 1/2 × 8 1/4 × 10 in. (14 × 21 × 25.4 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Plume): 16 × 12 in. (40.6 × 30.5 cm)
- Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Topic: Local and regional
- Topic: Marching bands (Music)
- Topic: Music
- Topic: Musicians
- Object number: 2017.15.3ab
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Howard University Marching Band, John Newson- Director of Band
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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