Belt buckle
Classification:
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 5.7 x 8.3 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Two-part buckle with circular piece that fastens through a rectangular slot onto another circular piece that has a wreathed border.
Object Number:
INV.8655
Gallery Label:
This buckle was of the type worn on U.S. Army uniforms during the Civil War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
20698
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Waistcoat
Classification:
Date:
1860-1875
Medium:
Wool, cotton, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 16 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 41.9 x 57.2 cm )
Description:
Navy blue or black wool and cotton 4-pocket waistcoat with front lapels which are rounded at the bottom (no collar), 6 buttons down the front, back is made of brown twill-weave cotton, with 2 straps at the small of the back which fasten at the center to rectangular metal buckle with double-tongued chape; inside is lined with white cotton, pockets and lapels lined with brown cotton.
Credit Line:
Gift of William Leonard Nicoll
Object Number:
1949.314b
Marks:
stamped: on buckle frame: "PARIS"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession record, this waistcoat is part of a uniform worn by William Leonard Nicoll (1842-1887) when he served as Chief-Engineer in the U.S. Navy.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
20695
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Uniform ornament
Classification:
Medium:
metal, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 5 x 4 in. ( 2.5 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm )
Object Number:
1957.227k
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
20694
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trousers
Classification:
Date:
1913
Medium:
Cotton, horn
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 13 1/4 x 45 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 33.7 x 115.6 cm )
Description:
White cotton duck trousers; 5 belt loops around the waist, 5 button fly with fabric tab to the left at the top which fastens to a button on the inside; right side horizontal slit pocket at the waist, vertical slit pocket at the side seams, 2 horizontal slit pockets at the rear; waist and pockets lined with cotton, 6 buttons around the inside of the waist.
Credit Line:
Gift of Major Edward Gibert Schermerhorn
Object Number:
1950.299b
Marks:
printed: on label inside left: "RIDABOCK & CO., / 149-151 W. 36th St. New York / Date / W. / Inseam / No."
stamped: on label inside left: "JUN 10 1913"
handwritten: on label inside left: "MAJOR E. G. SCHERMERHORN 28 / 31 1/2 / 802"
Gallery Label:
These trousers are part of a uniform worn by Edward Gibert Schermerhorn. The Society also owns the accompanying jacket.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1913
eMuseum Object ID:
20693
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trousers
Classification:
Date:
1940-1945
Medium:
Cotton, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 13 1/2 x 43 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 34.3 x 110.5 cm )
Description:
White cotton duck wide-legged Naval uniform trousers; 5 button fly; 7 belt loops around the waistband; horizontal slit front pockets; pockets lined with white cotton.
Credit Line:
Gift of H. Maxson Holloway
Object Number:
1946.42b
Marks:
stenciled: inside, underside of each pocket lining: "H.M.H."
handwritten: inside, left pocket lining: "C-711-31-5"
Gallery Label:
These trousers are part of a uniform worn by H. Maxson Holloway, while he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
20692
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trousers
Classification:
Date:
1942
Medium:
Wool, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 13 x 43 in. ( 7 x 33 x 109.2 cm )
Description:
Navy blue wool serge Navy trousers; 2 button horizontal fly, 4 button vertical fly at each hip; vertical slit pockets at the front on each side of the waistband, left pocket zips closed; trousers lace up the back seam.
Credit Line:
Gift of H. Maxson Holloway
Object Number:
1946.39b
Gallery Label:
These trousers are part of a uniform worn by H. Maxson Holloway when he served as a Yeoman 1st 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:
20690
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trousers
Classification:
Date:
1930-1940
Medium:
Cotton, bone
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 14 x 42 in. ( 2.5 x 35.6 x 106.7 cm )
Description:
White cotton canvas trousers with white stripe down the side of each leg; 6 belt loops aroung the waistband, 5 button fly, right side watch pocket, vertical slit pockets at the side seams; 2 horizontal slit rear pockets; waist and pockets lined with cotton.
Credit Line:
Gift of Colonel Mortimer Lasky
Object Number:
1950.135d
Gallery Label:
These trousers were worn by Colonel Mortimer Lasky while he served as a member of the 23rd Regiment, 106th Infantry, of the New York National Guard, Brooklyn.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
20688
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Necktie
Classification:
Date:
1942
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 49 in. ( 0.6 x 9.5 x 124.5 cm )
Description:
Black silk necktie.
Credit Line:
Gift of Paul H. Downing
Object Number:
1946.121c
Marks:
embroidered: narrow end, on label: "H. KING & CO. / INC. / New York / CHARACTER / CRAVATS / ALL / SILK"
Gallery Label:
This coat is part of a uniform worn by Paul H. Downing when he served in the Air Corps during World War II, as Lieutenant Colonel and Major. He was the commanding officer of the Rochester (New York) Region, Materiel Command.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1942
eMuseum Object ID:
20686
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Necktie
Classification:
Date:
1944
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 47 5/8 in. ( 0.6 x 9.5 x 121 cm )
Description:
Black silk necktie.
Credit Line:
Gift of H. Maxson Holloway
Object Number:
1946.41d
Marks:
embroidered: on maker's label, narrow end: "Hastings / CALIFORNIA"
Gallery Label:
This necktie is part of a uniform worn by H. Maxson Holloway, who served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during World War II, from 1943-1945.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1944
eMuseum Object ID:
20684
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Necktie
Classification:
Date:
1941-1942
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 47 in. ( 0.6 x 8.3 x 119.4 cm )
Description:
Khaki-colored cotton necktie.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edward N. Wyant
Object Number:
1946.173d
Gallery Label:
This necktie 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:
20685
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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