Collection Highlights
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
Date:
ca. 1793
Object Number:
1928.18
Medium:
White marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scarf
Object Number:
1948.129d
Date:
1895-1900
Medium:
Wool, silk, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 24 3/4 x 32 in. ( 5.1 x 62.9 x 81.3 cm )
Description:
Navy blue wool long-sleeved Naval uniform shirt with black silk scarf; V-neck with sailor's collar, open sleeves with false cuffs, 2 buttons at each wrist, buttons cast with an anchor at the center; front and back in 2 panels joined horizontally across the chest; shallow split at the bottom of the side seams with rounded corners; 3 bands of white lacing around outer edge of collar, 2 bands of white lacing around the wrists.
Gallery Label:
This sailor's shirt was worn by F. Maurice Newton, when he served in the U.S. Navy on the S.S. Prairie in 1898.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. F. Maurice Newton
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
