Shirt
Classification:
Medium:
textile, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 18 x 38 in. ( 2.5 x 45.7 x 96.5 cm )
Object Number:
1942.444c
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
21546
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shirt
Classification:
Date:
1941-1942
Medium:
Cotton, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 18 x 33 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 45.7 x 85.1 cm )
Description:
Dark khaki-colored cotton long-sleeved shirt; double collar; 8 buttons down the front, breast pockets with flaps which button closed; open sleeves, false cuffs with 1 button at each wrist; yoke across the back of the shoulders.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edward N. Wyant
Object Number:
1946.173c
Marks:
stamped: inside collar: "W 2929 (or 2020)"
Gallery Label:
This shirt is part of a uniform that was probably worn by Staff Sergent Edward N. Wyant when he served in the Marine Corps during World War II. The Society also owns the other pieces to this uniform.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1942
eMuseum Object ID:
21545
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Neckerchief
Classification:
Date:
1942
Medium:
Silk, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 35 1/2 x 35 1/2 in. ( 0.3 x 90.2 x 90.2 cm )
Description:
Square black silk neckerchief.
Credit Line:
Gift of H. Maxson Holloway
Object Number:
1946.40c
Marks:
stamped: in paint, center: "HOLLOWAY H. M."
Gallery Label:
This neckerchief is part of a uniform worn by H. Maxson Holloway when he served as a Yeoman 2nd Class in the U.S. Navy during World War II. The Society owns several of his wartime uniforms; as a collection, they represent a wide range of different styles of Naval uniforms across the span of the war.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1942
eMuseum Object ID:
21544
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sash
Classification:
Date:
1860-1870
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 105 in. ( 3.8 x 7.9 x 266.7 cm )
Description:
Crimson silk jersey sash with tassels at the ends.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louis Charles Wills
Object Number:
1948.20b
Gallery Label:
This sash was part of a uniform worn by Major Anthony Wills when he served in the 28th Regiment of Infantry, (Brooklyn) New York State.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
21492
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sash
Classification:
Date:
1835-1865
Medium:
Cotton, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 108 in. ( 4.4 x 19 x 274.3 cm )
Description:
Red cotton jersey sash with tassels at the ends.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Edmund Witherbee Peaslee
Object Number:
1954.225e
Gallery Label:
This sash was part of a uniform worn by Edmund Witherbee Peaslee (1811-1891), who was a professor at West Point.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
21491
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sash
Classification:
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 1/2 x 116 in. ( 5.1 x 8.9 x 294.6 cm )
Description:
Crimson silk jersey sash with tassels on both ends.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Bess Haring
Object Number:
1953.195e
Gallery Label:
This sash is part of a uniform worn by First Lieutenant Abram P. Haring while he served in the 132nd New York Volunteers during the Civil War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
21490
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chevrons
Classification:
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
largest: 7 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 19 x 21 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Dark blue felt background with three red felt chevrons stitched to top, and arc of three red bars at bottom.
Credit Line:
Gift of Fred Lockley
Object Number:
1953.291ab
Gallery Label:
These chevrons were part of a uniform worn by the donor's father, Frederick Lockley, Sr., when he served in the Civil War, 1862-1865. The accession record notes that this shoulder strap was worn during the Battle of Cold Harbor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
21485
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoulder straps (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1863-1865
Medium:
Silk, metal, wool
Dimensions:
overall (each): 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. ( 0.6 x 4.4 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Pair of Captain's shoulder straps with gold metal thread embroidered double bars at each end and border against blue velvet ground, hand sewn to wool.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Frederick Leishman
Object Number:
1962.22i,j
Gallery Label:
These shoulder straps were worn by David J. Pilsworth, who served with the 20th Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops, 1863-1865.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
21484
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Garrison cap
Classification:
Date:
1942-1945
Medium:
Wool, other textile
Dimensions:
folded: 5 x 11 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 12.7 x 29.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Olive drab wool garrison cap without trim.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank L. Jackson
Object Number:
1945.522
Marks:
cloth label: stiched inside cap: "Size 7 3/8 / Mound City Cap Mfg. Co. / Incorporated / Cont. W-699-QM-15816 / DATED FEB. 7, 1942 / Spec. No. 8-114A Type I / DATED FEB. 19, 1941 / Stock No. -73-C-18186 / Phila. Q.M. Depot / . . . / Inspector"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this cap was worn by an American soldier stationed at Panama during World War II. Caps were worn without braid by enlisted personnel before being assigned to a unit. Also, braid was sometimes removed in theaters of operations to prevent identification of military units.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
21483
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Belt with sash
Classification:
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Cotton, leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 33 5/8 x 41 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 85.4 x 105.4 cm )
Description:
Red cotton grosgain 2 3/4" belt with metal clasp buckle, adjustable leather strap on reverse of one end, with sash hanging from the opposite end.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Kenneth C. Miller
Object Number:
1951.494c
Marks:
stamped: one end of clasp buckle: "JAMES S. SMITH / & SONS / NEW YORK"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession record, this belt was part of a uniform of a Brigadier General.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
21482
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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