Gloves (2)
Classification:
Date:
1860-1875
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
largest: 8 x 5 1/8 in. ( 20.3 x 13 cm )
Description:
Cotton pair of gloves; white canvas.
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry Pearl Talmadge
Object Number:
1934.83ab
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, these gloves were used by the donor while a member of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, from 1870 to 1877.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
7096
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chapeau (reproduction)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Wool, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 17 x 6 3/4 in. ( 22.9 x 43.2 x 17.1 cm )
Description:
Black wool felt reproduction of an early nineteenth century military chapeau; domed crown with cock (front) and fan (rear) of equal height; left front with small circular red, white, and blue silk ribbon rosette and long loop of black silk ribbon held by a button.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Henry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.808
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this hat was used by Henry A. Ogden as a prop for his historical paintings.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
7094
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sleeve patch
Classification:
Date:
1940-1946
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 3 in. ( 8.3 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Square navy patch; in center is red silk design of American flag inside shield, encricled by roped border, and atop crossed anchors; lettering at top of patch.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank L. Jackson, 1946
Object Number:
INV.7481
Marks:
sewn: top: "USMS"
Gallery Label:
This patch was worn on the jacket sleeve of an enlisted man in the U.S. Maritime Service during World War II.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1946
eMuseum Object ID:
7093
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoulder patch
Classification:
Date:
1940-1950
Medium:
Rayon
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 5.7 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Circular blue rayon patch with white number in center, and brown border.
Object Number:
INV.5461r
Marks:
sewn: center: "9"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
7092
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Collection of patches in envelope: Navy
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
cloth
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 7 x 10 in. ( 5.1 x 17.8 x 25.4 cm )
Object Number:
INV.7473
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
7086
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chevrons
Classification:
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
largest: 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 14 x 8.3 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Three felt patches with varying numbers of chevrons at top; one patch is light-brown with three olive chevrons and a curved stripe at bottom; other is brown with two brown chevrons; and the last is olive with three olive chevrons; all have a castle in center.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Henry O. Havemeyer
Object Number:
INV.7472i-k
Gallery Label:
These chevrons were worn by members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the upper sleeves of their jackets. Two chevrons indicate a corporal, and three denote a sergeant. The curved stripe on the other patch probably indicates a staff sergeant.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
7085
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coll. of buttons, collar letters, chaplain's cross insignia
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
metal, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 6 x 8 in. ( 2.5 x 15.2 x 20.3 cm )
Object Number:
INV.11453
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
7079
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Collection of patches in envelope: Army sleeve
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
cloth
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 7 x 10 in. ( 7.6 x 17.8 x 25.4 cm )
Object Number:
INV.7469
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
7042
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoulder patch
Classification:
Date:
1940-1950
Medium:
Rayon
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 8.3 x 6.4 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Sky-blue rayon shield; white "1" in center, flanked by yellow wings; with crossed white swords at bottom against wine-red background; at top of patch is yellow lettering against black stripe.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Henry O. Havemeyer, 1966
Object Number:
INV.7462n
Marks:
sewn: "ALLIED/AIRBORNE"
Gallery Label:
This patch was worn by a member of a U.S. Army Airborne Division, on the upper left sleeve of his uniform jacket.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
7040
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Collection of 255 US insignias from WW II
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
cloth,metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 6 x 11 in. ( 12.7 x 15.2 x 27.9 cm )
Object Number:
INV.7450
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
7039
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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