Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Overcoat
Object Number:
1953.334d-g
Date:
1940-1945
Medium:
Wool, silk, cotton, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 21 x 48 1/2 in. ( 7.6 x 53.3 x 123.2 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: on label inside coat, right: "THIS LABEL IDENTIFIES A GARMENT MADE / & SOLD UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE U.S. NAVY / REGULATION / U.S. NAVY UNIFORM"
printed: on label inside breast pocket: "CLOTHCRAFT CLOTHES / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / TAILORE
Description:
Navy blue wool double-breasted overcoat with detachable wool lining; double collar and lapels; 5 buttons down each side of the front, belt through 4 belt loops around the waist, vertical rectangular buckle with chape (no tongue), vertical pockets at each hip; closed sleeves (no cuffs) with fabric tab at the wrist which buttons down, making the wrists adjustable; 2 panels on the back; lining buttons around the inside of the coat, with silk lining at the bodice, wool remaining; vertical slit pocket at right breast of coat.
Gallery Label:
This overcoat is part of a uniform worn by H. Maxson Holloway while he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Credit Line:
Gift of H. Maxson Holloway
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
