Item 2019.67.2 - Cambridge Sidney Sussex College Boating Cap

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2019.67.2

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Cambridge Sidney Sussex College Boating Cap

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  • 1922 (Creation)

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Bodger & Co. Ltd
(1851-1948)

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Bodger & Co. Ltd were a Cambridge outfitter. They were established in 1851 and in business until the late 1940s.

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Westminster Menswear Archive

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Cream cap with purple and pink striped tape edge. The side of the cap extends down to cover the ear, with a bound edge hole to the ear on the flap. The ends of the flap have a length of cotton tape which tie under the chin to secure the cap. The front panel has an embroidered Sidney house pheon azure (broad arrow) in purple thread. Made in UK

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      Materials: Wool. Colour: Purple, Pink. No Labels

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      Invisible Men exhibition label:

      SPORTS JACKET AND CAP
      Bodger & Co Ltd
      1922

      Founded in 1837, Sidney Sussex Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. The breast pocket features the clubs coat of arms and the college’s motto in Latin – Dieu me Garde de Calomnie – which translates as ‘God preserve me from slander’.

      Wool
      Archive no. 2019.67 and 2019.67.2

      Note

      Invisible Men exhibition label:

      SPORTS JACKET AND CAP
      Bodger & Co Ltd
      1922

      Founded in 1837, Sidney Sussex Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. The breast pocket features the clubs coat of arms and the college’s motto in Latin – Dieu me Garde de Calomnie – which translates as ‘God preserve me from slander’.

      Wool
      Archive no. 2019.67 and 2019.67.2

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