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Cap, HMS Worcester
Black velvet rowing cap with gold tassel worn by a cadet on HMS 'Worcester'. Gold metal braid divides the cap into sections. The letter ‘W’ and ‘1930’ are embroidered in gold purl and are surmounted by a crown of gold purl, red and black silk and gold coil. The interior of the cap is lined with black and off-white wool with maker’s mark stamped in gold ‘SW SILVER & CO’. The cap was worn by W.H. Mayhead while he was a cadet on the HMS 'Worcester'.
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Object Details
| ID: | UNI3680 |
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| Collection: | Uniforms |
| Type: | Rowing cap |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | S .W. Silver & Co |
| Vessels: | Worcester (HMS) |
| Date made: | circa 1930 |
| People: | Mayhead, William Henry Challinor |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 115 mm x 220 mm |
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