Collection Highlights
Terms of Surrender
Date:
April 9, 1865
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Grant
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Trousers
Object Number:
Z.3092
Date:
1861-1865
Medium:
Wool, cotton, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 12 1/2 x 43 in. ( 5.1 x 31.8 x 109.2 cm )
Marks:
cast: on face of fly and waistband buttons: "BROOKS BROTHERS / N.Y."
Description:
Medium blue wool mounted rifleman's trousers with green piping down the side of each leg; 4 button fly, 6 buttons around the outside of the waistband, horizontal slit watch pocket to the left of the fly beneath waistband, vertical slit pockets at the side seams; 2 straps at the back which fasten at the center to rectangular metal buckle with double-tongued chape; seat and inside of legs reinforced; waist and pockets lined with white cotton, 4 buttons inside leg hems for stirrups.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
