Hat
Classification:
Date:
1942
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 8 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. ( 10.2 x 22.2 x 22.2 cm )
Description:
Light blue cotton duck (lightweight twill-woven canvas) United States Navy fatigue sailor's hat with soft, gored crown and upright brim.
Credit Line:
Gift of H. Maxson Holloway
Object Number:
1946.44d
Gallery Label:
In the wake of Pearl Harbor, New York mobilized for war, and the New-York Historical Society was no exception. As the city braced for possible enemy attack, the New-York Historical Society took precautions to protect the collection as its staff members departed for the Armed Forces and defense factories. Nine New-York Historical Society staff members saw active duty during WWII. H. Maxson Holloway served in the Navy. Following the war, some of these men, such as Holloway, donated their uniforms to the museum.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1942
eMuseum Object ID:
19518
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 in. ( 1.3 cm )
Description:
Dome-shaped brass button stamped on front with eagle grasping branch in one talon, and arrows in other talon, with shield on breast.
Credit Line:
Gift of Anna P. Osmers
Object Number:
1935.99x
Marks:
stamped: back: "STEELE & JOHNSON"
Gallery Label:
This uniform button was collected by the donor during her service as a nurse in the Spanish-American War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
19436
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Aiguillette
Classification:
Date:
1860-1900
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 58 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. ( 148.6 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Cotton aiguillette.
Object Number:
INV.8008
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
19417
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1891-1898
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 in. ( 1.3 cm )
Description:
Dome-shaped brass button stamped on front with eagle grasping branch in one talon, and arrows in other talon, with shield on breast.
Credit Line:
Gift of Anna P. Osmers
Object Number:
1935.99w
Marks:
stamped: back: "A. THOMAS & CO./PHILA"
Gallery Label:
This uniform button was collected by the donor during her service as a nurse in the Spanish-American War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1898
eMuseum Object ID:
19375
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Skirt
Classification:
Date:
1942-1946
Medium:
Wool, cotton, metal, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 26 1/2 x 27 in. ( 1.9 x 67.3 x 68.6 cm )
Description:
Dark blue wool skirt in 6 panels; metal zipper at the left side which buttons at the top; diagonal slit pockets at each hip; unlined.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Alma M. Siefert and Dorothy Schroer
Object Number:
1946.37d
Marks:
stamped: inside waistband: "A M S"
embroidered: inside waistband, on label: "ALMA M. SIEFERT"
Gallery Label:
This skirt is part of a uniform worn by Alma M. Siefert when she served in the Navy with the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (W.A.V.E.S.).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1946
eMuseum Object ID:
19140
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1888-1898
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Description:
Dome-shaped brass button stamped on front with eagle grasping banner.
Credit Line:
Gift of Anna P. Osmers
Object Number:
1935.99v
Marks:
stamped: front: "NATIONAL UNION/STATE SOVEREIGNTY"; back: "WORK BROS. & CO./CHICAGO"
Gallery Label:
This uniform button was collected by the donor during her service as a nurse in the Spanish-American War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1898
eMuseum Object ID:
19064
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buttons
Classification:
Date:
1890-1898
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description:
Dome-shaped brass buttons stamped on front with eagle grasping branch in one talon, and arrows in other talon, with shield on breast.
Credit Line:
Gift of Anna P. Osmers
Object Number:
1935.99t-u
Marks:
stamped: back: "SCOVILL MFG. CO./WATERBURY"
Gallery Label:
These uniform buttons were collected by the donor during her service as a nurse in the Spanish-American War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1898
eMuseum Object ID:
19062
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1880-1893
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description:
Dome-shaped brass button stamped on front with eagle grasping branch in one talon, and arrows in other talon, with shield on breast.
Credit Line:
Gift of Anna P. Osmers
Object Number:
1935.99s
Marks:
stamped: back: "HORSTMANN BROS. & CO./PHILA"
Gallery Label:
This uniform button was collected by the donor during her service as a nurse in the Spanish-American War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1893
eMuseum Object ID:
19055
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hat cord
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Textile, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 2 x 1 in. ( 35.6 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Dark brown and gold hat cord and wooden slide covered in brown thread and brown thread-covered acorn tips.
Object Number:
INV.8290
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
19006
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1880-1892
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description:
Dome-shaped brass button stamped on front with flag inside circle border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Anna P. Osmers
Object Number:
1935.99r
Marks:
stamped: front: "U.S.M.S.S./C.H.M. & CO."
Gallery Label:
This uniform button was collected by the donor during her service as a nurse in the Spanish-American War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1892
eMuseum Object ID:
19004
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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