Military cap
Category
Costume
Date
1900
Materials
textile, silver and leather
Measurements
280 x 130 mm
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 291436.1
Summary
An Officer's peaked forage cap with white flat top, black patterned band and black peak with gilt edge. The badge on the front is 'Notts & Derby Sherwood Foresters'. Embossed gilt mark inside; 'Samuel Brothers Ltd. Naval & Military outfitters'. Part of Sherwood Foresters uniform originally in metal trunk, wrapped in 'The Times' 1919. B23
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.
Marks and inscriptions
'Notts [and] Derby Sherwood Foresters' (badge)