Coat
Classification:
Date:
1940-1945
Medium:
Linen, metal, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 19 1/2 x 31 in. ( 7.6 x 49.5 x 78.7 cm )
Description:
Khaki-colored linen single-breasted ensign's coat; double collar and shallow lapels; black wool shoulder boards with one gilt stripe approx. 5/8" wide, 5-pointed gold star at the center, button at collar end; 3 buttons down the front, 4 pockets on the front with flaps which button closed; all buttons cast with an eagle clutching an arrow above 3 cannon balls, surrounded by stars; closed sleeves (no cuffs); back in 2 panels with waistband between bodice and split skirt; inside unlined, right breast pocket in facing.
Credit Line:
Gift of Abel I. Smith, Jr.
Object Number:
1945.514a
Marks:
stamped: reverse of front buttons: "SUPERIOR / QUALITY"
embroidered: inside neck, on label: "TAILORED BY GOODALL / Palm Beach / REG. U.S. PATENT. / FROM THE GENUINE CLOTH"
embroidered: inside, below breast pocket, on label: "MENS STORE / John Wanamak
Gallery Label:
This ensign's coat was worn by Abel I. Smith, when he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
39650
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoulder boards (pair) in box
Classification:
Date:
1940-1946
Medium:
Wool, metal, silk, leather
Dimensions:
Each (boards): 3/16 × 1 1/8 × 2 3/16 in. (0.5 × 2.8 × 5.5 cm)
Container (box): 1 1/8 × 6 × 3 in. (2.9 × 15.2 ×
Description:
Pair of black wool shoulder boards in original box; boards had 2 gilt stripes , both approx. 5/8" wide, gold 5-pointed star at the center, button at collar end; lined with black grosgrain, leather strap on reverse; rectangular cardboard box, white lid with maker's information on top, use instructions inside lid, blue cardboard bottom.
Credit Line:
Gift of Abel I. Smith, Jr.
Object Number:
1945.515d,f-h
Marks:
printed: box lid, top center: "GEMSCO / MANUFACTURERS OF / Military Uniform Equipment"
printed: box lid, left side: "SR. LT. LINE / GEMSCO"
printed: box lid, on label, left side: "GEMSCO / 100 - 7"
printed: inside box lid: "CAUTION / In order to ob
Gallery Label:
These shoulder boards were used by Abel I. Smith, Jr., when he served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1946
eMuseum Object ID:
39649
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trousers
Classification:
Date:
1940-1946
Medium:
Cotton, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 13 3/4 x 40 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 34.9 x 103.5 cm )
Description:
White cotton twill-weave wide-legged trousers; 6 button fly; 5 buttons around the waistband; horizontal slit right side watch pocket beneath waistband, vertical slit pockets at the side seams, horizontal pockets at the rear with flaps which button closed; waistband and pockets lined with white cotton.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Abel I. Smith, Jr.
Object Number:
1945.515b
Gallery Label:
These trousers are part of a uniform worn by Abel I. Smith, Jr., when he served in the Navy during World War II. According to the accession records, he was a lieutenant.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1946
eMuseum Object ID:
39648
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hat
Classification:
Date:
1861-1865
Medium:
Felt, other textile, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. ( 14 x 31.8 x 32.4 cm )
Description:
Brown felt hat with slightly tapered cylindrical crown with depression in top, and wide, slightly upturned brim with cloth tape binding on edges; brown and gold hat cord with slide and acorn tips; leather sweatband and brown silk lining.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth Miller
Object Number:
1951.482
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this hat was worn during the Civil War by Brigadier-General Alexander Shaler of the 65th New York Infantry. He is said to have been wearing it at the time of his capture by Confederate forces in the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia, May 5, 1864.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
39645
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jodhpurs
Classification:
Date:
1917-1918
Medium:
Wool, cotton, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 15 1/2 x 41 in. ( 5.1 x 39.4 x 104.1 cm )
Description:
Pair of camel-colored wool jodhpurs; double fly, 6 buttons down the center, 4 buttons on an extension to the left, which fastens to a cotton tab inside; 7 belt loops around the waistband; horizontal slit right side watch pocket beneath waistband, vertical slit pockets at the side seams, diagonal slit rear pockets; lacing at the sides of the calves, with 3 buttons at the bottom; waistband and pockets lined with white cotton.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John B. Walker
Object Number:
1942.444b
Marks:
impressed: on face of each fly button: "BROOKS BROTHERS"
Gallery Label:
These jodhpurs were worn by Dr. John B. Walker, while he served as a colonel in the Medical Corps of the U.S. Army during World War I. He was commanding officer of Base Hospital No. 116, Army Expeditionary Forces, and later consultant to the government during demobilization. He was awarded a distinguished service medal in 1922 for his work "standardizing and supervising the treatment of the wounded suffering from gun-shot fractures."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1918
eMuseum Object ID:
39642
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Neckerchief
Classification:
Date:
1940-1945
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 35 x 35 in. ( 0.3 x 88.9 x 88.9 cm )
Description:
Square black silk neckerchief.
Credit Line:
Gift of H. Maxson Holloway
Object Number:
1946.39c
Marks:
stenciled: center: "HOLLOWAY H. M."
embroidered: one corner, on label: "DO NOT / USE / BLEACH"
Gallery Label:
This neckerchief is part of a uniform worn by H. Maxson Holloway during his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
39639
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hat
Classification:
Date:
1943-1946
Medium:
Wool, other textile, plastic, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 10 1/2 x 8 in. ( 10.2 x 26.7 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Olive brown wool hat with soft cylindrical crown with flat top, and rigid horizontal visor with rounded edge; gilded metal front insignia consisting of shield-breasted eagle with banner and oval disk embossed with thirteen stars above; chin strap of same woolen material secured at either side by a gilded metal button embossed with insignia similar to the type attached to front of hat; khaki cotton(?) lining with a circle of plastic at center top of crown.
Credit Line:
Gift of Captain Louise Riederer
Object Number:
1946.70c
Marks:
ink stamped: on lining: "LOUISE F. RIEDERER"
in relief: on front insignia: "E PLURIBUS / UNUM"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this hat is part of the uniform worn by the donor as a member of the Women's Army Corps during World War II.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1946
eMuseum Object ID:
39634
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Garrison cap
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1940
Medium:
Textile, leather, metal
Dimensions:
folded: 5 1/8 x 11 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 13 x 29.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Flat-folding olive drab polyester(?) garrison cap trimmed with black braid with rectangular flecks of gold-colored metal; brown leather sweatband and yellow (synthetic?) textile lining.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth C. Miller
Object Number:
1967.83d
Marks:
stamped: on sweatband: "RIDABOCK & CO. / 65 Madison Ave. / NEW YORK"
handwritten in ink: on cloth label stitched to sweatband: "1st LT. K. C. Miller"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this cap was part of the uniform worn by Kenneth C. Miller as a 1st-Lieutenant in the 107th Infantry Regiment (7th Regiment), National Guard New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
39632
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoulder patch
Classification:
Date:
1940-1950
Medium:
Rayon, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 x 1/8 in. ( 6.4 x 5.1 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Rayon patch in shape of a "2"; with top half in red and bottom in white; sewn to brown felt background.
Credit Line:
Gift of Abram J. Abeloff
Object Number:
1972.2g
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
39628
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoulder patch
Classification:
Date:
1940-1950
Medium:
Rayon
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 1/8 in. ( 6 x 6 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Square white rayon patch edged with blue; with blue rectangle in center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Abram J. Abeloff
Object Number:
1972.2pp
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
39627
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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