- Manufactured by
- Midway Cap Company, American, founded 1941
- Subject of
- Florida A&M University, American, founded 1887
- Owned by
- Foster, William Patrick, American, 1919 - 2010
- Date
- 2010
- Medium
- cotton (textile), polyester, plastic and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 7/8 × 10 5/8 × 6 1/8 in. (15 × 27 × 15.5 cm)
- Description
- An off-white Florida A&M University Marching Band hat by Midway Cap Company. The round cap features a large F embroidered in gold thread, above more gold thread embroidery showing connected leaf patterns along the lower crown. A gold colored double link metal chain, connected by one vintage silver colored lyre button on each side, hangs snugly across the top of the white, plastic covered bill. The inside of the cap base is a white polyester material. Above the white lining is double stitched faux black leather, layered under padded faux brown leather with ventilating perforation throughout. Half-legible handwriting in white is visible on the proper right inside of the cap, along one side of the faux black leather. There are two white tags inside the cap, one indicating the size, the other reads: [MIDWAY CAP / Company / Chicago, IL / MAKERS OF CUSTOM / UNIFORM CAPS / DEC 2010].
- Place used
- Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Marching bands (Music)
- Music
- Musicians
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Anthony Foster in memory of William P. Foster
- Object number
- 2019.94.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




