Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Dress trousers
Object Number:
1828
Date:
1890-1925
Medium:
Wool, silk, cotton, plastic, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 15 x 46 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 38.1 x 117.5 cm )
Marks:
impressed: face of each button: "*BROOKS BROS.* / NEW YORK"
stamped: on buckle frame: "BROOKS BROS. / SOLIDE"
Description:
Black wool artillery dress trousers with 1" red stripe down the side of each leg; 6 button fly which fastens on the interior, right side watch pocket beneath the waistband, vertical slit pockets behind the stripes, 6 buttons around the waistband; 2 straps at the back beneath the waistband, straps buckle at the center on rectangular metal buckle with double tongued chape, no rear pockets; waistline lined with white silk with multi-colored pin stripes, pockets lined with white cotton.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Veteran Corps of Artillery, 1932
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
