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2019.208.1
Title
RAF Officer's Service Dress Uniform Cap
Date(s)
- undated [1954-1972] (Creation)
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Item
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1
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Name of creator
Name of creator
(1852-1972)
Administrative history
In 1852 James Gieve joined a Portsmouth tailoring firm owned by John Gault and together they established Galt & Gieve. It was renamed Gieve & Co. in 1887 and, after expanding to London in the early 1900s, the company became Gieves Ltd. From its beginnings Gieves was renowned for its associations with the Royal Navy, tailoring officers uniforms and gaining a number of Royal appointments and warrants. They merged with Hawkes & Co in 1974, continuing to trade as Gieves & Hawkes.
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Peaked cap made of blue-grey wool and black woven mohair band around the crown. It has the emblems of the Royal Air Force at the front: a gold coloured metal eagle over a goldwork embroidery wreath, surmounted by a red velvet and gold wire embroidered St Edward's Crown emblem. Around the front of the hat crown across the peak is the chinstrap - two thin bands of patent leather that cross over each other and are kept in place with loops of the same material. The top part of the crown of the cap has a piped edge and there are two black metal eyelet holes on the left side. The inside hat band is tan coloured leather and the top of the crown is lined in brown semi-transparent plastic.
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Label: Gieves / LIMITED / LONDON W.1.
Printed in gold on the inside hat band: Gieves / 'Parade' / CUSHION FITTING / LIGHTWEIGHT
Materials: wool, mohair, metal, metal wire thread, leather
Printed in gold on the inside hat band: Gieves / 'Parade' / CUSHION FITTING / LIGHTWEIGHT
Materials: wool, mohair, metal, metal wire thread, leather
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Part of a collection of ten items of Royal Air Force uniform owned and worn by Wing Commander John Ignatius McDonough and donated by his family.
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- McDonough, John Ignatius (Subject)