Collection Highlights
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jacket
Object Number:
1948.427a
Date:
1860-1863
Medium:
Wool, linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 52.1 x 72.4 cm )
Description:
Dark blue wool Zouave jacket; no collar, jacket closed at the throat with hook and eye, front sides recede and curve at the bottom; closed sleeves (no cuffs); 2 panels at the back; inside lined with white linen.
Gallery Label:
This jacket is part of a Zouave uniform worn by David P. Davis during the Civil War. He served with the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry, commonly called "Duryee's Zouaves." Davis served in the Peninsula Campaign under McClellan, the second Battle of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Walter F. Davis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
