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:
1943.353a
Date:
1916
Medium:
Wool, silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 19 1/4 x 29 3/4 in. ( 7.6 x 48.9 x 75.6 cm )
Marks:
printed: label inside right breast pocket: "BROOKS BROTHERS, / BROADWAY, / NEW YORK."
handwritten: label inside right breast pocket: "Field Art'y / MS / Lt. C. C. Warren / 10/18/1916"
Description:
Dark blue wool short-waisted officer's double-breasted mess coat with double collar and lapels; epaullette attachments at the shoulders; 3 buttons down each side, with 1 center fastener at the stomach; closed sleeves (no cuffs) with gilt band around each wrist; 3 panels at the back; lined with red twill-weave silk, breast lightly padded and quilted, horizontal slit pockets at each breast.
Gallery Label:
This mess jacket is part of a uniform worn by Lieutenant Charles C. Warren, who served in the 1st Field Artillery of the New York National Guard during World War I.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles C. Warren
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
