Shirt
Classification:
Date:
1917-1918
Medium:
Silk, mother of pearl
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 36 in. ( 3.8 x 52.1 x 91.4 cm )
Description:
Off-white silk long-sleeved shirt with 3/4" closed stand-up collar, with buttonholes for collar button; 5 rows of tucks half way down the breast; 4 mother of pearl buttons down the front beside tucks, bottom half of shirt open; open sleeve with flase cuffs, a buttonhole on each side for shirt button or cuff link; yoke across the back at the shoulders, back in one panel.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John B. Walker
Object Number:
1942.444e
Marks:
embroidered: inside neck, on label: "MADE FOR / TRADE MARK / ROGERS, PEET & CO. / 16"
stamped: left side, bottom: "9399U"
Gallery Label:
This shirt was 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:
39609
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Overcoat
Classification:
Date:
1940-1947
Medium:
Wool, silk, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 24 1/4 x 52 1/2 in. ( 10.2 x 61.6 x 133.4 cm )
Description:
Camel-colored wool double-breasted overcoat; tan velvet double collar; shoulder loops which button at the collar end, lined with caramel-colored satin; 5 buttons down each side of the front, vertical pockets at each hip; closed sleeves (no cuffs); one panel on the back, pleated at the center to the waistline, 2 straps at the waistline which fasten at the center with 2 buttons, skirt is split from the waistline to the hem, buttons closed with 4 buttons; bodice lined with tan and brown checked worsted wool, sleeves lined with tan satin, horizontal breast pockets with flaps which button closed.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Robert Lee Bullard
Object Number:
1947.409h
Marks:
printed: inside left breast pocket, on label: "Vaxelaire Tignot & Cie. / NANCY / No. / le"
handwritten: inside left breast pocket, on label: "26979 / M Bullard / (illeg.)"
Gallery Label:
This overcoat was worn by Robert Lee Bullard (1861-1947) during World War II.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1947
eMuseum Object ID:
39604
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Belt
Classification:
Date:
1943-1945
Medium:
Cotton, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 37 1/2 in. ( 1 x 4.1 x 95.2 cm )
Description:
Khaki-colored cotton belt with metal clasp buckle; buckle has swivel rectangular chape, face is cast resembling a serif letter "T", opposite end capped with metal clasp.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles T. Miller
Object Number:
1946.192l
Marks:
stamped: reverse, buckle end: "O.P. / MAJOR (?) CHARLES T. / MILLER"
Gallery Label:
This belt is part of a uniform worn by Charles T. Miller.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
39597
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Gaiters (2)
Classification:
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Leather, brass, iron
Dimensions:
largest: 9 x 6 1/4 in. ( 22.9 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Leather, brass, and iron gaiters; stitched leather leggings with lacing on right side that loops through brass holes at left, and leather strap at top with tip on right that fastens to iron buckle at left.
Credit Line:
Gift of Walter F. Davis
Object Number:
1948.430ab
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, these gaiters were part of a uniform worn by the donor's father, Private Walter F. Davis of the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Duryea's Zouaves), during the Civil War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
39590
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Garrison cap
Classification:
Date:
1940-1945
Medium:
Wool, other textile
Dimensions:
folded: 5 x 11 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 12.7 x 29.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Flat-folding olive drab wool garrison cap without trim or insignia.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles T. Miller
Object Number:
1946.192i
Marks:
ink stamped: on sweatband: "W 8728"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this cap with worn by the donor, Charles T. Miller, during his army service in World War II. Miller enlisted as a private and rose to the rank of 1st-sergeant in the 162nd Signal Photo Co., which was later consolidated with the 3908 Signal Service Battalion, Photo GHQ (1943-1945), Headquarters of the European Theater of Operations (London and Paris).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
39558
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shirt
Classification:
Date:
1943-1945
Medium:
Wool, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 33 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 54.6 x 85.1 cm )
Description:
Brown khaki-colored worsted wool long-sleeved shirt; closed double collar; 7 buttons down the front, 2 breast pockets with flaps which button closed; open sleeves with false cuffs which button closed with 2 buttons set horizontally making the wrist adjustable, triple chevron patch on each shoulder; yoke across the back of the shoulders, back in one panel; inside has a flap on the left from the collar half way down, which buttons over to the right side double-breasted-style.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles T. Miller
Object Number:
1946.192c
Gallery Label:
This shirt is part of a uniform worn by Charles T. Miller during World War II. He served in the 162nd Signal Photo Company (later 3908 Signal Service Battalion), Photo Headquarters of the European Theater of Operations (London and Paris), U.S. Army.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
39553
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoulder straps (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Silk, metal, paper, cotton
Dimensions:
overall (each): 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. ( 1 x 5.4 x 13 cm )
Description:
Pair of Brigadier-General's (staff officer) shoulder straps; single star at the center against dark black velvet background, metal thread embroidery around outer edges; lined on reverse with white paper, brown cotton laces with metal ferrules at the corners.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Thomas A. Eddy
Object Number:
1920.129i,j
Marks:
handwritten: reverse of "i": "2794 / 168 / 2153 / 4142"
Gallery Label:
These shoulder straps were worn by Abner Doubleday (1819-1893).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
39552
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoulder belt with cartridge box and bayonet frog (2)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Leather, brass
Dimensions:
Part (belt): 42 7/8 x 2 1/8 in. (108.9 x 5.4 cm)
Part (cartridge box): 3 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. (9.5 x 21.6 cm)
Description:
Leather and brass shoulder belt with cartridge box and bayonet frog; black leather belt has circular, brass plate stamped with star at right end that fastens to clip at left end; teardrop-shaped leather frog with billet for bayonet scabbard fastened with loop to left side of belt; rectangular black leather box with belt running through two vertical and one horizontal loop at rear, two straps that fasten to loops on front sides of box, and flap with strap that fastens to brass stud at bottom of box.
Credit Line:
Gift of Walter F. Davis
Object Number:
1948.429ab
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this shoulder belt and cartridge box were part of a uniform worn by the donor's father, Private David P. Davis, while serving in the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry (Duryea's Zouaves) during the Civil War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
39538
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jacket
Classification:
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Wool, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 19 x 27 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 48.3 x 69.8 cm )
Description:
Dark blue wool open Zouave jacket; no collar; inner edge of jacket front is curved at the throat and curves back at the bottom; 22 half-sphere metal buttons along the inside edge on each side, from neck to bottom curve (buttons do not fasten); closed sleeves (no cuffs); light blue lacing around outer edges, in scroll design on each side of the front, and in geometric knots at the bottom of the sleeves and at the back of the neck; back in 4 panels; jacket unlined.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. A. J. Rolff
Object Number:
1962.3
Gallery Label:
According to the accession record, the donor believes that this Zouave jacket may have been worn by a member of a Massachusetts regiment. A small photo of the original owner wearing the jacket given along with the jacket, the the soldier's identity is unknown.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
39531
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Necktie
Classification:
Date:
1943-1945
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 4 x 45 3/4 in. ( 0.6 x 10.2 x 116.2 cm )
Description:
Khaki-colored worsted wool necktie, flaring wider at one end.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles T. Miller
Object Number:
1946.192e
Marks:
handwritten: reverse, near narrow end: "H9929"
handwritten: reverse, center: "H9929"
Gallery Label:
This necktie is part of a uniform worn by Charles T. Miller during World War II. He served in the 162nd Signal Photo Company (later 3908 Signal Service Battalion), Photo Headquarters of the European Theater of Operations (London and Paris), U.S. Army.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
39518
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.



