Name plate for Army uniform worn by General Colin L. Powell: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A curved black plastic name plate for the U.S. Army uniform worn by General Colin L. Powell. This curved rectangular plastic name plate features a white border and white text on the face reading "POWELL". When worn on the Army uniform, the pin is attached at the center of the proper right breast pocket flap.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1958-1993
• Issued by: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
• Worn by: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
• Subject of: United States Army, American, founded 1775
• Subject of: United States Department of Defense
• Type: nameplates
• Medium: plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 × 3 × 1/4 in. (2.5 × 7.6 × 0.6 cm)
• Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Government
• Topic: Military
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: A2022.101.1.68.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The displayed image also has an explicit CC0 designation. The underlying object's rights statement is: No known copyright restrictions Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.