Collection Highlights
The Dead at Gettysburg
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.164.4.38.GettysburgDead
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Historical Artifacts
Officer's dress coat
Object Number:
516
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Wool, silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 42 in. ( 11.4 x 44.4 x 106.7 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: on tag inside neck: "Brooks Brothers / Broadway / Corner Grand New York"
stamped: reverse of each button: "D. EVANS & CO. / ATTLEBORO"
Description:
Dark blue wool militia Lieutenant Colonel's dress staff coat (double-breasted); closed stand-up collar (1 hook and eye) lined with dark blue velvet; 7 buttons down the front of each side, shoulder straps on each shoulder with dark-colored ground, with metal leaf on each end; sleeves have false closed cuffs with 3 buttons each; all buttons cast with shield-breasted eagle; coat is lined with dark green twill-weave silk, with a vertical slit breast pocket on each side, sleeves lined with white twill-weave cotton.
Gallery Label:
The Society also owns the crimson sash which was part of this uniform.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
