Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
Date:
ca. 1837
Object Number:
1953.197
Medium:
Wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dress coat
Object Number:
1967.81a
Date:
1915-1920
Medium:
Wool, silk, metal, cotton, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 22 x 39 1/2 in. ( 8.9 x 55.9 x 100.3 cm )
Marks:
cast: reverse of coat buttons: "DEFIANCE / 30"
Description:
Black wool New York National Guard 7th Regiment medical officer's dress tailcoat with double collar and lapels, 2 black silk-covered plastic buttons at the stomach, each flanked by insignia buttons cast with the Great Seal, gold sleeve lacing, caduceus and single gold band around the wrists; lined with black twill-weave silk.
Gallery Label:
This tailcoat was worn by Dr. Harlow Brooks.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth C. Miller
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
