Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-229
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Coat
Object Number:
1953.334b
Date:
1943-1945
Medium:
Wool, silk, metal, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 19 1/4 x 31 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 48.9 x 80 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: inside right breast, on label: "THIS LABEL INDICATES A GARMENT MADE / & SOLD UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE U.S. NAVY / REGULATION / U.S. NAVY UNIFORM"
printed: inside right breast pocket, on label: "TAILORED BY / The House of Worsted-tex / SIZE /
Description:
Dark blue wool Naval officer's double-breasted coat with double collar and lapels; 3 buttons down each side of the front, buttons cast with an eagle perched on an anchor set above 3 cannon balls; closed sleeves (no cuffs), 2 bands of gilt lacing around each wrist, with a 5-pointed star above; vertical slit pocket on the front at each hip; 2 panels at the back of the bodice; coat lined with black silk, sleeves lined with white silk, vertical slit pocket at each breast, 3 plastic buttons along the right side inside.
Gallery Label:
This coat was worn by H. Maxson Holloway, who served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during World War II, from 1943-1945.
Credit Line:
Gift of H. Maxson Holloway
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
