Collection Highlights
President Lincoln at Home, Reading the scriptures to his son and wife
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.52
Medium:
Paper
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Luce Center
Jacket
Object Number:
1953.195c
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Wool, silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 19 x 26 in. ( 3.8 x 48.3 x 66 cm )
Marks:
stamped: reverse of each button: "D. EVANS & CO. / ATTLEBORO"
Description:
Dark blue wool lieutenants single-breasted shell jacket; 1 1/4" open double collar with lieutenant's bars at the corners; 9 buttons down the front, horizontal slit pocket on right side, bottom; closed sleeves (no cuffs) with 3 buttons at the wrists; all buttons cast with shield-breasted eagle with "I" at the center; back in 4 panels, with 2 lozenge-shaped beads near the center at the bottom; breast and sides lined with green silk, sleeves lined with white silk, breast lightly padded and quilted, left horizontal slit pocket.
Gallery Label:
This jacket is part of a uniform worn by First Lieutenant Abram P. Haring, who served in the Civil War with Company G, 132nd New York Volunteers, from 1862-1865.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Bess Haring
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
