Collection Highlights
Broadway, A.T. Stewart Dry Goods Store
Date:
1851
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.28
Medium:
1896 photo-mechanical color reproduction of an engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Officer's campaign jacket
Object Number:
1954.118b
Date:
1898-1899
Medium:
Cotton, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 21 x 31 in. ( 5.1 x 53.3 x 78.7 cm )
Marks:
cast: center of shield on each button: "I"
cast: above collar insignia: "E PLURIBUS UNUM"
stamped: reverse of each button: "BROOKS, BROTHERS / NEW-YORK"
Description:
Camel-colored cotton Infantry Brigadere General's single-breasted campaign jacket with 1 7/8" closed stand-up collar (2 sets hooks and eyes), eagle insignia on each side of the collar with "E PLURIBUS UNUM" on banner above, black shoulder loops with a button at the collar end with star at the center (left star missing); 5 buttons down the front; 4 pockets on the front, one at each breast and hip, with a pleat at the center of each pocket, all with button closure; closed sleeves with false cuffs in chevron shape; buttons cast with shield-breasted eagle clutching arrows and branches in its talons, with "I" on the shield; 2 panels at the back with pleat which is adjustable with lacing on the inside; inside unlined.
Gallery Label:
This campaign jacket was worn by Colonel Thomas Henry Barber (1844-1905) of the 1st Regiment of the Infantry, New York Volunteers, during the Spanish-American War. He was appointed Brigadere General by the President for the war with Spain during 1899.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Thomas H. Barber
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
