Navy blue woollen English cricket team cap

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Type
Caps
Place
London, England
Materials
Woollen cloth
Collection
Nanette Ward collection
Accession number
1986.0001.0029

Description

A navy blue woollen English cricket team cap. Embroidered in white silk on the front of the cap is England's emblem of George on horseback slaying a dragon. Inside, the cap is lined with cotton twill weave fabric. The manufacturer's label reads "ATHLETIC CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS / EST 1869 / GEO. LEWIN & CO / 8 CROOKED LANE / LONDON BRIDGE E.C. / MADE FOR" followed by handwritten in text "W. RHODES".

Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 5:44:18 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2025-03-06. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.