Collection Highlights
Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
Date:
1842-45
Object Number:
1915.76
Medium:
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Coat
Object Number:
1944.37e
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 )
Marks:
embroidered: inside neck, on maker's label: "MADE AND SOLD UNDER / AUTHORITY OF U.S. NAVY / U.S. WOMEN'S NAVAL RESERVE"
printed: tag inside right breast pocket: "WOMEN'S NAVAL RESERVE / NAME / RATE / U.S. / 101"
handwritten: tag inside right breast po
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.
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.).
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Alma M. Siefert and Miss Dorothy Schroer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
