China, Republic. An Army Cap, c. 1943

Fabricated from a greenish-khaki cotton and designed with a wide fold down flap, the two narrow ends of the fold down flap stitched together and fronted by two bronze buttons, each of the buttons bearing the United Kingdom coat-of-arms, Republic of China twelve-pointed sun insignia in bronze with navy blue and white enamels, the insignia measuring 29 mm in diameter and affixed to the peak at the front via brown threading fed through two die-holes, the visor incorporating a stiffener. Inside, the 30 mm wide sweatband is in a smooth chocolate brown finished salmon-coloured cotton, the sidewalls and dome are lined in a khaki cotton, stamped in black ink with a circular production stamp dated "1943" with the number "22" immediately to the right and the number "1" below it, the stamps on the left side of the sidewall near the front. The cap measures 160 mm in width x 240 mm in depth x 80 mm in height, the enamels intact on the Republic of China insignia, exhibiting extensive soiling and discolouration overall. As worn.