Cap
- Object Name:
- Cap
- Object ID:
- 2010.002.02
- Creator:
- Adams Headware
- Place of Origin:
- China
- Date:
- 2009
- Description:
- Cap commemorating the designation of the Chinook as the New Hampshire State Dog in 2009. Baseball-style cotton cap with green bill and tan crown. Embroidered brown dog on front of crown, with green lettering, "CHINOOK". Embroidered green lettering on back, "NH STATE DOG". Adjustable leather strap on back, stamped "ADAMS". Six-panel crown, each panel with a vent hole. Cotton-covered button on top of crown. Nylon mesh lining. Embroidered label stitched to hat band: "ADAMS / NEW YORK - PARIS - MILAN / UPSCALE FASHION HEADWEAR". Printed nylon label with material list and care instructions stitched to hat band, including "MADE IN CHINA" and "U.S. PATENT NO. 6,457,184".
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- H-4 W-7.5 L-11 inches
- Provenance:
- Produced in conjunction with the signing of Senate Bill 13, designating the Chinook as the State Dog, on June 8, 2009. The bill was signed by Governor John Lynch at the Ross A. Lurgio Middle School in Bedford, NH. The lobbying effort was spearheaded by seventh-grade students at the school, along with their science teacher, Jen Johnson Wells, who donated the cap on behalf of Chinooks New England. Jen Wells is a Chinook owner and past president of Chinooks New England.
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