Cap, rugby
Production date
1893
Description
A black velvet rugby cap, in Taranaki colours (black and amber). The black cap is separated into 6 segments by amber stitching. The cap dates from 1893, and has an early Taranaki Rugby Football emblem embroidered on the front. The cap is missing its tassel.
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Object detail
Production date
1893
Classification
Credit line
This
cap
is
an
early
example
of
the
famous
"amber
and
black"
colours
so
immediately
recognised
as
the
Taranaki
rugby
colours.
The
Taranaki
Rugby
Football
Union
took
on
the
amber
and
black
colours
in
1892
as
official,
after
a
brief
dalliance
with
chocolate
brown,
and
this
cap
was
produced
for
representing
Taranaki
a
year
later.
However,
it
is
a
little
mysterious
as
to
who
actually
wore
this
cap.
Bernie
Walsh
purchased
this
cap
from
an
estate
sale
of
a
Mr
Ryan
in
the
1980s.
Mr
Ryan
had
been
an
account
in
Hawera,
and
possibly
this
cap
belonged
to
him
or
a
family
member
of
his.
Accession number
PA2013.080
Collection type
Material
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