Greatcoat
Classification:
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Wool, cotton, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 30 x 50 in. ( 8.9 x 76.2 x 127 cm )
Description:
Light blue wool enisted man's greatcoat; 2 1/4" closed stand-up collar (one hook and eye); 5 buttons down the front, no pockets, closed cuffed sleeves; back made in 2 panel, 2 straps around the waist which fasten at the center to 2 buttons, skirt split at the bottom, fastens with one button; shoulder cape closes at the front fastening with 6 buttons; all butttons cast with shield-breasted eagle; bodice lined with dark green twill-weave fabric, sleeves lined with white cotton fabric.
Credit Line:
Gift of De Witt M. Lockman, 1931
Object Number:
1762
Marks:
stamped: reverse of each button: "A. THOMAS & CO. / PHILA PA"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
5176
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Overcoat
Classification:
Date:
1917-1918
Medium:
Wool, silk, plastic, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 29 x 54 1/2 in. ( 10.2 x 73.7 x 138.4 cm )
Description:
Olive drab wool double-breasted officer's overcoat; closed double collar (2 sets hooks and eyes); 5 buttons down the front on each side; closed sleeves (no cuffs) with 5-strand black lacing sleeve knots, left sleeve knot has double chevron applied; vertical pockets with flaps which buttons closed at each hip; one panel at the back, pleated at the center from collar to waistline, 2 straps at the waistline which fasten at the center with 2 buttons, skirt is split from waistline to bottom, with 3 buttons to fasten skirt closed; coat lined with olive drab plain weave wool, sleeves lined with brown twill-weave silk, vertical slit pockets on both sides.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John B. Walker
Object Number:
1945.101
Marks:
printed: on label inside neck: "MAJOR JOHN B. WALKER"
Gallery Label:
This overcoat was worn by John B. Walker while he served as a doctor during World War I.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1918
eMuseum Object ID:
5134
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Belt
Classification:
Date:
1855-1870
Medium:
Leather, iron, brass, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. ( 93.3 x 6 cm )
Description:
Leather, iron, brass, and cotton belt; stitched brown leather belt has three exterior pockets with flaps that fasten to brass buttons on front, and two straps at right end that fasten to iron buckles on left.
Object Number:
INV.11766
Gallery Label:
This belt was found in a box containing military objects used by Emilio Buch, a soldier who served in the 2nd Battalion, Cazadores Voluntarios de Matanzas, as part of Spanish forces during the Cuban insurrection of 1867. This belt was not listed in the accession record for the military material.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
4997
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
1951.387c
Classification:
Medium:
textile, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 10 x 8 in. ( 5.1 x 25.4 x 20.3 cm )
Object Number:
1951.387c
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
4839
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brassard
Classification:
Date:
1918
Medium:
Cotton, wool, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 17 3/8 x 4 1/8 in. ( 0.6 x 44.1 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
White cotton World War I Red Cross brassard, with red felt cross at the center, strap tab at one side, metal buckle with center chape and 2 tongues at opposite end.
Credit Line:
Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot
Object Number:
1942.207
Marks:
stamped: in ink, right side of cross: "HOSPITAL AMERICAN / BENEVOLE / No 147 BIS / NICE"
Gallery Label:
This nurse's brassard was worn by Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), in France during World War I. Born in New York City, she spent her youth in Nice, France, and lived the first 40 years of her life abroad. She studied art in Paris, and around 1920 began to collect the works of 19th and 20th century painters. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Huguenot Society. She gave a sizable collection of portraits of her family to the Society in the 1940s.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1918
eMuseum Object ID:
4567
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Aglet
Classification:
Date:
1915-1920
Medium:
Silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 23 1/4 in. ( 1.6 x 8.3 x 59.1 cm )
Description:
Green and red silk braided cord aglet (fourragere) with metal ferrule stamped with floral and geometric design.
Object Number:
Z.2384
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
4565
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Gloves
Classification:
Date:
1890-1925
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
overall (each): 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 13.3 x 21.6 cm )
Description:
Pair of white silk jersey gloves with 3 rows of tucks up the back of each hand.
Object Number:
INV.5787ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
4562
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoulder patch
Classification:
Date:
1940-1950
Medium:
Rayon
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 6.4 x 6.4 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Four-leaf clover rayon patch; black maple leaf in center, against red background; edged with green.
Credit Line:
Gift of Abram J. Abeloff
Object Number:
1972.2y
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
4522
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Waist belt with percussion cap pouch
Classification:
Date:
1860-1870
Medium:
Leather, brass, tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 x 3 in. ( 81.3 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Leather, brass, and tin belt; white buff leather with rectangular brass plate at right end that fastens to clip on left; tin lettering applied to plate center; black leather pouch with loop on back fastended to left belt end, and double flaps with strap on outer flap that fastens to brass stud on bottom.
Object Number:
INV.11398e
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
4209
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Belt plate
Classification:
Date:
1860-1870
Medium:
Brass, lead
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 5.4 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Brass and lead belt plate; lead-backed, oval brass plate with two arrowhead and one other hooks on back, and stamped lettering on front.
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac B. Sniffen
Object Number:
1918.53
Marks:
stamped: front: "US"
Gallery Label:
This belt plate was probably worn on a bayonet or sword belt.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
4126
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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