Artwork : ArchiveNo00119

International Cap 1901

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Contributor Name	Portsmouth Football Club
Contributor Image	richard_owen_web.jpg
Profession
Location	Fratton
Collection Date	03.04.08 3.40pm
Artefact Name	International Cap
Artefact Description	Good condition. Blue velvet with gold braid and wire. ‘1901-02’ embroidered on the peak. Traditional school boy’s cap. Lined with taffeta. Emblem on the front is the National Association of Football for Ireland. Includes a tassel on the top.
Artefact Date	1901
Artefact Stored	Portsmouth City Museum (on loan to PFC for 110th club anniversary).
Artefact Form
Artefact Image	00119_-_cap.jpg
Sample Taken	Yellow and blue thread from inside cap
Sample Image
History of Artefact	If a footballer plays internationally they are presented with a cap. This was Matt Reilly’s cap (a PFC player) – it was given to him when he played as goalkeeper for Ireland in 1902. He was Portsmouth’s first international player, he was also the first player to be signed as a professional. PFC was formed in 1898. This was his second cap.
Historian	Richard Owen / John Stedman
Previous Owners	Matt Reilly and his descendants
Special Memories	The Reilly’s were very pleasant and generous people. There’s a photograph of him on his wedding day (1900) on loan to PFC from the museum also, which is normally displayed with the cap - these are included in an exhibition to celebrate the club's 110th anniversary.
Artwork Image	00119_max_weby.jpg

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