Leggings (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1861-1863
Medium:
Linen, bone
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 15 3/4 x 13 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 40 x 33.7 cm )
Description:
Pair of ecru linen leggings, fitted to the leg; edges fasten to vertical row of 7 bone buttons.
Credit Line:
Gift of Walter F. Davis
Object Number:
1948.427fg
Gallery Label:
These leggings are part of a Zouave uniform worn by David P. Davis during the Civil War. He served with the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry, commonly called "Duryee's Zouaves." Davis served in the Peninsula Campaign under McClellan, the second Battle of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1863
eMuseum Object ID:
39288
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trousers
Classification:
Date:
1861-1863
Medium:
Wool, cotton, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 48 x 33 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 121.9 x 85.1 cm )
Description:
Red twill-weave wool felt baggy Zouave trousers; 4 button fly; right side watch pocket on the waistband, vertical slit pockets at the side seams; waistband, pockets and leg hems lined with white cotton.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Walter F. Davis
Object Number:
1948.427c
Gallery Label:
These trousers are part of a Zouave uniform worn by David P. Davis during the Civil War. He served with the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry, commonly called "Duryee's Zouaves." Davis served in the Peninsula Campaign under McClellan, the second Battle of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1863
eMuseum Object ID:
39284
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shirt
Classification:
Date:
1861-1863
Medium:
Wool, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 24 x 31 3/4 in. ( 3.8 x 61 x 80.6 cm )
Description:
Dark blue twill-weave wool felt Zouave uniform shirt; 1 1/4" closed stand-up collar; 4 buttons half way down the front, red wool placket, closed half way down the front, pocket at left breast; open sleeves with false cuffs, 1 button at each wrist; all buttons wooden.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Walter F. Davis
Object Number:
1948.427b
Gallery Label:
This shirt is part of a Zouave uniform worn by David P. Davis during the Civil War. He served with the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry, commonly called "Duryee's Zouaves." Davis served in the Peninsula Campaign under McClellan, the second Battle of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1863
eMuseum Object ID:
39283
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoulder straps (pair)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1917
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
each: 4 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 1/8 in. ( 11.7 x 4.4 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Pair of gray wool felt shoulder straps with straight sides, triangular tab end with buttonhole, and "92" embroidered in chainstitch at center.
Credit Line:
Gift of William A. Robbins, 1941
Object Number:
Z.3044ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1917
eMuseum Object ID:
39277
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Kerchief
Classification:
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 25 x 25 in. ( 0.3 x 63.5 x 63.5 cm )
Description:
Square white cotton kerchief.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Mary Margaret Bradley
Object Number:
1940.936
Gallery Label:
This kerchief was worn bvy Joseph H. Bradley of the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry (Duryee's Zouaves) during the Civil War. It was tied around his left arm as a distinguishing mark according to orders, on the night march of the regiment from Hampton, Virginia, to and during the Battle of Big Bethel, Virginia, June 10, 1861.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
39265
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trousers
Classification:
Date:
1943
Medium:
Polyester, cotton, horn, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 15 1/2 x 43 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 39.4 x 110.5 cm )
Description:
Olive drab polyester trousers; 5 button fly with metal hook and eye at the top, fabric tab at the top to the left which fastens to a button on the inside; 7 belt loops around the waistband; right side horizontal slit watch pocket beneath waistband, vertical slit pockets at the side seams; 2 rear horizontal slit pockets that button closed; 6 buttons around the inside of the waistband, waist and pockets lined with cotton.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth C. Miller
Object Number:
1967.83b
Marks:
printed: inside waistband, maker's label: "RIDABOCK & CO. / NEW YORK / DATE / W / INSEAM / ORG."
stamped: inside waistband, on maker's label: "OCT 22 1943"
handwritten: inside waistband, on maker's label: "1st Lt. K. C. MILLER / 7 REGT"
Gallery Label:
This coat is part of a uniform worn by Kenneth C. Miller when he served in the 107th Infantry Regiment of the New York National Guard, 1940-1947. He was 1st Lieutenant when he was issued this uniform and he rose to the rank of Captain, but was breveted on the reserve list in 1947 with the rank of Major. Miller has donated a substantial collection of N.Y.N.G. uniforms to the Society.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1943
eMuseum Object ID:
39246
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trousers
Classification:
Date:
1907
Medium:
Wool, cotton, plastic, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 14 x 43 3/4 in. ( 5.1 x 35.6 x 111.1 cm )
Description:
Medium blue wool New York militia trousers with 1 1/2" black stripe down the side of each leg; 6 button fly with a fabric tab which extends to the left and fastens to a button on the inside, 6 buttons around the outside of the waistband, diagonal slit pockets at the front at each hip, right side horizontal slit watch pocket; 2 straps on the back beneath the waistband, straps fasten at the center to rectangular metal buckle with double-tongued chape; 2 horizontal slit rear pockets; waist and pockets lined with cotton.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1798
Marks:
handwritten: inside waistband, center: "K 95"
handwritten: inside, above left rear pocket lining: "K 95"
printed: inside, on label on underside of watch pocket lining: "C. DOBLER & CO., / 84 FOURTH AVENUE, NEW YORK."
handwritten: inside, on label on
Gallery Label:
These trousers are part of a uniform worn by Samuel Verplanck Hoffman (1842-1887), who served with Company K, 7th Regiment, New York National Guard. Hoffman was a member of the Society, and in 1903 succeeded his father as its president.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1907
eMuseum Object ID:
39240
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Waist belt
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Leather, brass, gilt
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. ( 90.8 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Leather, brass, and gilt waistbelt; red leather with three roped gilt strands and six sets of shield, two halberds, two spears, and trophy flag stamped on belt exterior, and with rectangular brass plate at left end that fastens to holes on right end of belt; plate stamped with wreathed border and eagle in center with branch in left talon and three arrows in right talon.
Object Number:
INV.11295
Gallery Label:
According to military expert Bruce Bazelon, this waist belt was of the type made ca. 1840 and worn by non-commissioned officers. United States generals also wore gilt-decorated, red leather belts from the 1850's through the early 1870's.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
39238
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coat
Classification:
Date:
1942-1946
Medium:
Wool, silk, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 32 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 44.4 x 82.6 cm )
Description:
Dark blue wool women's single-breasted jacket, with double collar and shallow lapels; anchor insignia on the corner of the collars, 4 buttons down the front, closed sleeves (no cuffs), insignia on the left shoulder with white eagle over "I" above one red stripe chevron, false pockets at each breast; 3 panels at the back; lined with dark blue silk, horizontal slit pocket at each breast.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Alma M. Siefert and Miss Dorothy Schroer
Object Number:
1946.37e
Marks:
embroidered: inside neck, on label: "MADE & SOLD UNDER / AUTHORITY OF U.S. NAVY / U.S. WOMEN'S NAVAL RESERVE"
printed: inside, tag in right breast pocket: "WOMEN'S NAVAL RESERVE / NAME / RATE / U.S. 101"
handwritten: inside, tag in right breast pocket:
Gallery Label:
This jacket is part of a uniform worn by Alma M. Siefert, who served in the Navy, with the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (W.A.V.E.S.).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1946
eMuseum Object ID:
39214
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jacket
Classification:
Date:
1860-1863
Medium:
Wool, linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 52.1 x 72.4 cm )
Description:
Dark blue wool Zouave jacket; no collar, jacket closed at the throat with hook and eye, front sides recede and curve at the bottom; closed sleeves (no cuffs); 2 panels at the back; inside lined with white linen.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Walter F. Davis
Object Number:
1948.427a
Gallery Label:
This jacket is part of a Zouave uniform worn by David P. Davis during the Civil War. He served with the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry, commonly called "Duryee's Zouaves." Davis served in the Peninsula Campaign under McClellan, the second Battle of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1863
eMuseum Object ID:
39209
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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