Shoulder straps (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1875-1925
Medium:
Wool, metal, silk, cotton
Dimensions:
overall (each): 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 4 1/8 in. ( 1.3 x 4.1 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Dark blue felt Lieutenant's shoulder straps with metal thread embroidered bar at each end and border around the edges, cotton twill tape strings at each corner; reverse lined with dark blue silk.
Object Number:
INV.11260ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
39907
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jacket
Classification:
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Wool, linen, cotton, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 19 x 26 in. ( 6.4 x 48.3 x 66 cm )
Description:
Dark blue wool jacket from New York's 9th Hawkin's Zouave uniform; open jacket front curves at the bottom edges, red lacing is S-design on each side; open sleeves with hook and eye closure (no cuffs); red lacing around outer edges, at wrists, and red piping around sleeve shoulder seam; back in one wide panel with 2 narow panels, narrow panels split at the bottom center; lined with white linen, left pocket inside lining at the bottom.
Object Number:
Z.3078
Marks:
handwritten: inside, top of back lining: "C, 57"
Gallery Label:
This jacket is part of a uniform worn by a member of New York's 9th Volunteers, known as Hawkin's Zouaves.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
39886
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Waist belt plate
Classification:
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 3 in. ( 6 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Brass waist belt plate; corner-cut rectangular plate with iron bar and brass hook soldered to back, and stamped shell and flame design on front.
Credit Line:
Gift of Alice Loundberry
Object Number:
1933.254
Gallery Label:
The shell and flame design on this plate was the exclusive insignia of the U.S. Ordnance Department from 1851 until after the Civil War, but according to accession records, this plate was worn by the donor's father while serving in Hawkin's Zouaves during the war.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
39882
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoulder strap
Classification:
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. ( 0.6 x 3.2 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Red (now faded) velvet lietenant's shoulder strap with metal embroidered bar at each end and border around the edges.
Credit Line:
Gift of Fred Lockley
Object Number:
1953.291d
Gallery Label:
This shoulder strap was worn by the donor's father, Frederick Lockley, Sr., when he served in the Civil War, 1862-1865. The accession record notes that this shoulder strap was worn during the Battle of Cold Harbor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
39870
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sash
Classification:
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 5 x 114 in. ( 4.4 x 12.7 x 289.6 cm )
Description:
Scarlet silk jersey sash with tassels on the ends.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. R. Horace Gallatin
Object Number:
1926.62
Gallery Label:
According to the accession record, this sash was worn by Lieutenant Fordham Morris (1842-1903) when he served with the 5th Army Corps, Artillery Brigade, during the Civil War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
39865
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Waistcoat
Classification:
Date:
1858-1865
Medium:
Wool, linen, ebony
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 21 x 22 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 53.3 x 57.2 cm )
Description:
Dark blue wool 2-pocket waistcoat from 9th New York Hawkin's Zouave's uniform; front in one panel, with red lacing around the neck and in one stripe down the center; back is made in one panel of white plain-weave linen, with 2 sets of cotton twill-weave fabric tape straps which tie at the center; front and back are joined at the left shoulder and left side seam, right side is open and fastens to the back at the shoulder and down the side.
Object Number:
Z.3077
Marks:
applied: center breast, of cast metal: "9"
handwritten: front lining, center: "C, 57. / J.H"
Gallery Label:
This waistcoat is part of a uniform worn by a member of New York's 9th Volunteers, called Hawkin's Zouaves.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
39849
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoulder patch
Classification:
Date:
1940-1950
Medium:
Rayon, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 4 x 1/8 in. ( 10.2 x 10.2 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Circular navy felt patch with yellow rayon crossed anchors on front; in center of anchors is a small rayon shield with horizontal blue bar above red/white stripes; shield encircled by yellow rayon border with yellow lettering inside of it.
Credit Line:
Gift of Abram J. Abeloff
Object Number:
1972.2ss
Marks:
sewn: inside border: "UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 1790"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
39847
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoulder belt plate
Classification:
Date:
1860-1862
Medium:
Brass, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Description:
Brass shoulder belt plate; circular brass plate with two iron loops fastened to back, and palmetto tree stamped on front center, flanked on left and right by two oval shields encircled by inscriptions along edges that lean against bottom of trunk, and with mark stamped on patch of land below tree.
Credit Line:
Gift of Thomas Ollive Mabbott
Object Number:
1936.590
Marks:
stamped: along edges of left shield: "ANIMUS OPIBUSQUE PARATI"; right shield: "DUM SPIRO SPERO, SPES"
Gallery Label:
This plate was probably worn on the shoulder belt of a South Carolina private during the Civil War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1862
eMuseum Object ID:
39816
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Belt plate
Classification:
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Brass, lead
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 5.7 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Brass and lead belt plate; lead-backed, oval brass plate with two studs and hook on back, and stamped lettering on front.
Credit Line:
Gift of Thomas Ollive Mabbott
Object Number:
1936.589
Marks:
stamped: front: "SNY" (NY State Militia)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
39766
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Boots (2)
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Leather, cotton, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 3/4 in. × 10 in. × 4 in. (40 × 25.4 × 10.2 cm)
Description:
Leather, cotton, and iron pair of boots; stitched black leather boots with iron nails at bottom of heel and multicolor cotton strap on interior.
Credit Line:
Gift of Major Latham G. Reed, 1932
Object Number:
1848ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
39765
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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