Garrison cap
Classification:
Medium:
textile, leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 10 x 10 in. ( 12.7 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm )
Object Number:
1948.504b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
21344
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Helmet
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1918
Medium:
Steel, paint, felt
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 11 3/8 in. ( 11.4 x 31.4 x 28.9 cm )
Description:
Green painted trench helmet with "Orion" insignia painted in red and black on front; domed oval crown and roughly horizontal brim; gray felt padding inside top of crown; chin strap missing.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1945.56
Marks:
printed paper label: inside top of crown: "TIGHTEN CORD / AND ADJUST / NET TO / FIT . . ."
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, the insignia on this helmet is that of the 27th Infantry Division, Army National Guard, commanded by General John F. O'Ryan. The first stateside division to be deployed in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the 27th departed Fort McClellan December 14, 1941 for California to establish blocking positions against an anticipated seaborne invasion of the United States southwestern coast. They were further transferred into the Pacific Theater of Operations and arrived in Hawaii, 21 May 1942, to defend the outer islands from amphibious attack.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1918
eMuseum Object ID:
21342
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Belt buckle
Classification:
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 2 3/4 x 1/8 in. ( 5.1 x 7 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Two-piece buckle with rectangular slot for belt at both ends; circular frontpiece with eagle perched above anchor, encircled by stars and roped border; slides through slot in center of other circular piece with wreather border.
Object Number:
INV.8654
Gallery Label:
This buckle was part of a waistbelt worn by U.S. Navy Commodore John Stark Lovell during the Civil War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
21329
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Frock coat
Classification:
Date:
1870-1880
Medium:
Wool, cotton, metal, linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 23 1/2 x 36 1/2 in. ( 10.2 x 59.7 x 92.7 cm )
Description:
Dark blue wool officer's double-breasted frock coat with 1" closed stand-up collar (1 hook and eye) lined with dark blue velvet, epaulette attachments remaining on shoulders, 9 buttons down both sides of the front, open false cuffs with 3 buttons at the bottom of each sleeve; 4 panels at the back of the bodice with 2 buttons near the center at the waistline, 2 buttons at the bottom of the split skirt; inside lined with dark green twill-weave cotton, horizontal slit pocket at the left breast lined with green linen, front of bodice lightly padded and quilted, 2 sets of hooks and eyes near the waistline near the 2 bottom buttonholes.
Object Number:
2432a
Marks:
stamped: reverse of bodice buttons: "D. EVANS & CO. SSVR / ATTLEBORO"
Gallery Label:
This frock coat was worn by Colonel John H. Janeway.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
21304
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pompon
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Wool, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 1 3/4 in. ( 15.2 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
White worsted pompon for military shako; inverted cone shape with brass cone and wire mount at base.
Object Number:
Z.2970
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
21293
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Epaulet
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1780
Medium:
Textile, metal
Dimensions:
Overall (flat): 8 3/4 x 5 x 1/2 in. (22.2 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm)
Description:
Epaulet with gold textile strap with straight sides and triangular tab end with buttonhole, small sequin-covered crescent, and gold fringe with lengths of 1/4 inch bullion mixed with finer strands.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Kenneth Clinton
Object Number:
1947.433
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this epaulet was worn by Alexander Clinton (1765-1787) while serving as an aide to his uncle, Governor George Clinton of New York, during the latter part of the Revolutionary War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
21292
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Puttees (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1946-1947
Medium:
Leather, metal
Dimensions:
overall (each): 4 1/2 x 6 x 13 in. ( 11.4 x 15.2 x 33 cm )
Description:
Pair of dark brown formed leather puttees; the tops have a leather strap which slides through a metal eye and is secured with a leather band, the bottom closes with metal hook and eye.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Robert Lee Bullard
Object Number:
1949.409d,e
Gallery Label:
This pair of puttees were worn by Major General Robert Lee Bullard (1861-1947).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1947
eMuseum Object ID:
21291
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Gaiter
Classification:
Date:
1900-1918
Medium:
Leather, iron, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 4 in. ( 27.9 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Leather, iron, and cotton gaiter; stitched, flat brown leather legging with bulbous top that tapers to bottom, and strap on top left side that fastens to two buckles on top right.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York
Object Number:
1951.504d
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this gaiter was worn by Colonel Willard C. Fisk, the commander of the 107th U.S. Infantry (7th Regiment) during World War I.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1918
eMuseum Object ID:
21287
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Collection of patches
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1946
Medium:
Textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 24 x 30 in. ( 2.5 x 61 x 76.2 cm )
Description:
Collection of military uniform patches mounted on board.
Object Number:
1951.628e
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1951
eMuseum Object ID:
21281
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Collection of patches
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1946
Medium:
Textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 24 x 30 in. ( 2.5 x 61 x 76.2 cm )
Description:
Collection of military uniform patches mounted on board.
Object Number:
1951.628d
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1951
eMuseum Object ID:
21280
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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