Collection Highlights
Minaret Turkish Cigarettes
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.111.AMER.MIN
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Greatcoat
Object Number:
1967.82d
Date:
1880-1915
Medium:
Wool, cotton, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 24 x 48 1/2 in. ( 8.9 x 61 x 123.2 cm )
Marks:
cast: on face of each button: "EXCELSIOR / NATIONAL GUARD"
stamped: on reverse of each button: "WATERBURY BUTTON CO*"
printed: on tag inside neck: "Company "D" Seventh Reg't / N. G. N. Y. / No."
handwritten: on tag inside neck: "93 / Miller C E"
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Description:
Light blue wool enlisted man's greatcoat with closed double collar and cape; 2 buttons at the collar, 5 buttons down the front of the cape, and 7 buttons down the front of the coat; closed sleeves with chevron-shaped false cuffs, 1 button at each wrist; cape buttons to the bodice at the back, bottom center, 2 buttons near the center of the waistline, split skirt with a vertical slit "EXCELSIOR / NATIONAL GUARD" surrounding an eagle with a shield in its beak flying above a banner; bodice lined with red twill-weave wool, sleeves lined with white cotton, tail pockets lined with white twill-weave cotton.
Gallery Label:
This overcoat was worn by Private Charles E. Miller (1863-ca.1953), Company D, 7th Regiment, New York National Guard.
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.
