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Rowayton Connecticut Vintage Retro Embroidered Cotton Cap - Black Logo

Rowayton Connecticut Vintage Retro Embroidered Cotton Cap - Black Logo

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The Rowayton cap, for the town that grew up on oysters where the Five Mile River meets the Sound. An unstructured cotton dad cap with the Rowayton vintage retro logo embroidered on the front in black thread.

The cap is the easiest Rowayton piece to wear every day and the easiest to give: one size, breathable cotton, a curved visor and an antique-brass buckle. It softens with wear and stays on the hook by the door. Order one for the beach bag and one for the glovebox.

An unstructured 6-panel dad cap with a low-profile fit and Permacurv visor, embroidered with our classic vintage-inspired finish. Breathable cotton, a self-fabric hideaway strap with antique-brass buckle, a matching undervisor, and four-row visor stitching for durability. All colors are 100% cotton; the camo variation is 65% polyester / 35% cotton. Embroidery uses thread rather than ink, so slight differences from the digital product image are normal; full details are in our Embroidery footer.

Rowayton began in the late 1600s as a fishing and farming hamlet on the Five Mile River within Norwalk, was burned in Tryon’s raid of July 1779, and boomed on oysters in the 1800s, when the Pinkney Park shipyard built the boats. Victorian sea-captain and oysterman houses still line Rowayton Avenue in the Five Mile River Landing Historic District.

The railroad arrived in 1849, and from about 1880 to 1942 Roton Point drew steamship excursions to its dance hall, carousel and roller coaster. Today the village is water on three sides, Bayley Beach, Farm Creek’s tidal marsh and one of the busiest small arts communities on the shore. The mark on this piece is the salty little village.


QUICK FACTS — ROWAYTON CT EMBROIDERED COTTON CAP

Town: Rowayton, Connecticut

Founded: Settled late 1600s (village of Norwalk)

Known for: A 19th-century oystering village on the Five Mile River; Roton Point; the Rowayton Arts Center

Art: Rowayton vintage retro logo, black (embroidered)

Blank: Unstructured 6-panel low-profile dad cap, Permacurv visor

Fabric: 100% cotton (camo variation 65% polyester / 35% cotton)

Decoration: Front embroidery, black thread; four-row visor stitching, matching undervisor

Closure: Self-fabric hideaway strap, antique-brass buckle

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Product FAQs

How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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Enter the recipient's address as the shipping address and your own as the billing address at checkout. Nothing ships with a price; the package includes a plain packing slip. Tracking goes to your email, not theirs. For birthdays and holidays, order two weeks ahead to be safe.

What's the return policy?

Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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European settlement came by way of Norwalk, founded in 1651, and the western shore where the Five Mile River met the Sound became a village of rocky farms and small wharves. For two hundred years it was known simply as Five Mile River — a working hamlet of shipwrights and oystermen, with a shipyard at what is now Pinkney Park and, by 1848, a hotel for the summer boarders who had begun to find the shore. The streetcar arrived in 1890, stitching the hamlet to South Norwalk and opening the summer trade wide.

Today that character runs to art and sail as much as to oysters. The tradition is old — John Frederick Kensett, the great Hudson River School painter, worked this seascape in his later years — and it is living: the Rowayton Arts Center anchors a creative community on the river, Shakespeare on the Sound fills Pinkney Park each summer, Bayley Beach looks out on the water where the amusement park's carousel once turned, and the harbor stays busy with sailboats where the sloops once raked the beds. The Historic District along Rowayton Avenue, listed in 2009, keeps the shipyard century in plain sight.

Why People Visit Rowayton

Rowayton offers the Connecticut shore at its most relaxed and characterful — sailing, art, and quiet beaches in a village that has kept its scale and its salt-water soul. Visitors come for the harbor and the shore parks and stay for the unhurried, distilled village that Norwalk keeps at its edge.

Rowayton Connecticut retro logo with the Long Island Sound oyster and Connecticut Est. 1636, Merlin Classics