Gorget

Date: 
1800-1845
Medium: 
Brass, other metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3/4 x 6 x 4 in. ( 1.9 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description: 
Brass crescent-shaped gorget with applied seal of the City of New York with "CITY GUARD" across a banner below, stirrup-link neck chain with a button at each tip of crescent, buttons also with the city seal.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Colonel William C. Robertson
Object Number: 
1954.498
Marks: 
cast: across banner below seal: "CITY GUARD"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1845
eMuseum Object ID: 
36886
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Gorget

Date: 
1800-1840
Medium: 
Brass, other metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/8 x 5 3/8 x 4 1/4 in. ( 2.9 x 13.7 x 10.8 cm )
Description: 
Crescent-shaped metal gorget with hole bored at each tip, with applied seal of the United States at the center.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Miss Dorothy C. Barck
Object Number: 
1954.222
Marks: 
cast: across banner above eagle's head: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" stamped: right tip of crescent: "SB"
Gallery Label: 
A gorget is a military neck ornament. It was originally a piece of armor that protected the junction of the helmet at the breastplate, but slowly evolved into symbolic plates worn on the breast to show rank or position.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1840
eMuseum Object ID: 
36884
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Gorget and shoulder belt plate on plaque

Date: 
ca. 1840
Medium: 
Brass, other metal, wood
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/8 x 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. ( 2.9 x 22.2 x 29.8 cm )
Description: 
Rectangular shoulder belt plate with oblique corners and crescent-shaped gorget with rope neck chain mounted on wooden shield-shaped plaque; belt plate and gorget have applied metal seal of the City of New York with "CITY GUARD" across a banner below; gorget has 2 buttons with city seal securing each end of the chain.
Credit Line: 
Purchase
Object Number: 
1963.29
Gallery Label: 
A gorget is a metal military neck ornament. It was orginally the piece of armor that protected the junction of the helmet at the breastplace, but it slowly evolved into a symbolic plate worn on the breast to show rank or position.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1840
eMuseum Object ID: 
36881
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Militia infantry coat

Date: 
1850-1870
Medium: 
Wool, silk, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3 x 28 x 43 in. ( 7.6 x 71.1 x 109.2 cm )
Description: 
Dark blue wool single-breasted militia infantry coat (enlisted or officer's? overcoat?), with 1" closed stand-up collar (one hook and eye) lined with dark blue velvet, with gilt trim towards the front and one button at each shoulder, no evidence of epaulette attachments at the shoulders, 9 buttons down the front to the waistline, flared skirt, unusually wide sleeves (10 1/4", flat), closed, no cuffs, 3 buttons at the wrists; 4 panels on the back of the bodice with 2 buttons near the center at the waistline, a button on each side of the split skirt; all buttons with shield-breasted eagle with "I" on the shield; coat lined with dark green silk, padded and quilted chest, cleeves lined with white linen.
Credit Line: 
Gift of William Leonard Nicoll
Object Number: 
1949.316
Marks: 
cast: center, obverse of each button: "I" stamped: reverse of each button, around outer edge: "SCOVILL MF'G CO. / WATERBURY"
Gallery Label: 
According to the accession record, this uniform coat was worn by William Leonard Nicoll (1842-1887), an engineer in the U.S. Navy. However, it has militia infantry officer's buttons (note the "I" at the center). Military expert William Brown III noted that the gilt trim on the collar, as well as the coat's exceptionally high quality, would indicate that it was worn by an officer. However, lack of evidence of epaulettes may indicate that it was in fact worn by an enlisted soldier.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1870
eMuseum Object ID: 
36867
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Helmet

Date: 
1917-1918
Medium: 
Steel, paint, leather, textile, fiber, cord
Dimensions: 
Overall: 4 3/4 x 12 3/8 x 11 3/8 in. ( 12.1 x 31.4 x 28.9 cm )
Description: 
Olive green painted trench helmet with textured surface; domed oval crown and roughly horizontal brim; padded liner made of leather and black oilcloth; leather chin strap.
Credit Line: 
Gift of George A. Smith
Object Number: 
1945.48
Marks: 
stamped: on underside of brim: "187 / ZD" painted: inside crown: "A56" printed paper label: inside top of crown: "TIGHTEN CORD / AND ADJUST / NET TO / FIT THE HEAD"
Gallery Label: 
According to the accession records, this helmet was worn by the donor in World War I.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1918
eMuseum Object ID: 
36851
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Helmet

Date: 
1918
Medium: 
Steel, paint, leather, textile
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. ( 16.5 x 31.4 x 24.1 cm )
Description: 
Camouflage-painted steel helmet; domed form with flared base and shaped lower edge with peak in front; padded leather lining.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Estate of Colonel J. Mayhew Wainwright, through his daughter, Mrs. Philip K. Condict
Object Number: 
1946.210c
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1918
eMuseum Object ID: 
36850
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Helmet

Date: 
ca. 1918
Medium: 
Steel, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. ( 16.5 x 31.8 x 24.1 cm )
Description: 
Green painted steel helmet; domed form with flared base and shaped lower edge with peak in front; missing liner and chin strap.
Object Number: 
X.195b
Gallery Label: 
According to the accession records, this helmet was brought home from the Western Front (France) by an American soldier in 1918.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1918
eMuseum Object ID: 
36846
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Campaign hat

Date: 
1919-1920
Medium: 
Wool, leather
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 x 13 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. ( 15.2 x 34.3 x 31.1 cm )
Description: 
Dark olive green wool felt campaign hat with "Montana peak" and wide, flat brim; crown with four ventilation holes with grommets; brown and black hat cord with acorn tips and slide; leather sweatband and chin strap.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Object Number: 
1923.93
Marks: 
stamped in gold: on sweatband: "Crutcher & Starks / Louisville, U.S.A." handwritten in ink: on sweatband: "C. M. Lefferts, RegY. Sgt. Maj. / 7th Inf. N.Y.G."
Gallery Label: 
According to the accession records, this is an Army regulation campaign hat. It was worn by the donor, Charles MacKubin Lefferts, who enlisted as a private in the 7th Regiment National Guard, State of New York, in 1893, and served five years before being honorably discharged. He re-enlisted for one year in 1901. With the outbreak of World War I, Lefferts wanted to fight for his country, but his age prevented him from serving in the ranks in France. He re-enlisted for federal service in 1917 and served until 1921 rising to the rank of Lieutenant. The year of his retirement he received a state decoration for long and faithful service. Lefferts dedicated most of his life outside the military to the study of the uniforms worn in the American Revolutionary War. He was a tireless researcher, devoted to the accuracy of his descriptions and illustrations.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1920
eMuseum Object ID: 
36843
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Tailcoat and shoulder wings

Date: 
1880-1917
Medium: 
Wool, linen, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3 x 24 x 36 in. ( 7.6 x 61 x 91.4 cm )
Description: 
Blue-gray heavy wool artillery militia single-breasted tailcoat with shoulder wings; 1 1/4" closed stand-up collar with gilt lace trim, 2 sets hooks and eyes at the throat; 10 horizontal rows of black lace across the front connecting 3 vertical rows of 10 buttons; loops on the shoulders to attach shoulder wings; closed sleeves (no cuffs) with 4 buttons against gilt lacing; 4 panels at the back of the bodice with 2 buttons near the center of the waistline, false gilt lacing pocket flaps on the tails, shell and flame artillery insignia at the bottom of each tail; coat lined with thie linen, slightlly papped and quilted at the breast and across the shoulders, tails lined with dark green silk, left tail with vertical slit interior pocket lined with silk and linen; all buttons cast with an eagle holding a shield in its beak, flying above a banner reading "N.Y.S.A." and with "EXCELSIOR / NATIONAL GUARD" around the outer edge; wings are of dark blue wool felt, trimmed with white worsted wool fringe, buttons at the ends of the boards, reverse lined with silk, with metal hooks at the button ends.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the 7th Regiment, New York National Guard, through Kenneth C. Miller
Object Number: 
1967.82a-c
Marks: 
cast: near bottom of each button: "N.Y.S.A." cast: around outer edge of each button: "EXCELSIO / NATIONAL GUARD"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1917
eMuseum Object ID: 
36831
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Dress coat

Date: 
1840-1860
Medium: 
Wool, linen, silk, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3 1/2 x 25 x 40 in. ( 8.9 x 63.5 x 101.6 cm )
Description: 
Dark blue wool double-breasted militia officer's dress coat; 1 3/4" closed stand-up collar lined with dark blue velvet (one hook and eye); one buttonhole on each shoulder near the collar and a shoulder strap at the outer edge of the shoulder, at outer edge at the front of each should beneath shoulder straps there are 4 loops on each side, and at the back of the shoulder beneath the shoulder straps there are 2 loops on each side; 7 buttons down each side of the front of the bodice, open false cuffs on the sleeves each with 3 buttons; 4 panels at the back of the bodice, with 2 buttons near the center at the waistline and one button securing the split skirt together; the fabric along the interior of the lapels are finished with pinking; bodice and sleeves are lined with white linen, breast thickly padded and lightly quilted, skirt lined with dark green silk; all buttons cast with an eagle above quadrant shield surrounded with stars, with "EXCELSIOR" below.
Credit Line: 
Purchase
Object Number: 
INV.11356
Marks: 
cast: bottom face of each button: "EXCELSIOR" cast: reverse of each button: "SCOVILLS & CO. / WATERBURY" handwritten: on tag attached to coat: "ZOOKS / & / CAPT. / WAYNES / UNIFORMS"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1860
eMuseum Object ID: 
36829
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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