Collection Highlights
Totius Neobelgii Nova Et Accuratissima Tabula
Date:
After 1674
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M31.1.28
Medium:
Engraving, hand colored
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pea jacket
Object Number:
1954.136
Date:
1940-1945
Medium:
Wool, linen, cotton, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 22 x 34 1/2 in. ( 7.6 x 55.9 x 87.6 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: inside, on label at right breast: "MANUFACTURED BY / NAVAL CLOTHING COMPANY / NAME"
handwritten: inside, on label at right breast: "Holloway H. M."
stamped: inside, along spine and at the bottom of each side: "HOLLOWAY H M"
Description:
Navy blue wool double-breasted pea jacket with 4 1/4" double collar, 5 buttons down each side (not all buttons original) with vertical slit pockets next to bottom 2 buttons on each side, no cuffs on the sleeves; 2 panels on the back split at the bottom center; original buttons are black plastic, cast with fouled anchors; front pockets lined with tan corduroy, coat lined with black linen, horizontal slit pockets at the right breast and left hip.
Gallery Label:
This pea jacket was worn by H. Maxson Holloway when he served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy from 1943-1945. The Society also owns several other of Holloway's uniform articles.
Credit Line:
Gift of H. Maxson Holloway
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
