Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
ca. 1837
1953.197
Wood
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Coat
Title
Coat
Object name
Dress coat
Date
1912
Medium
Wool, cotton, silk, pastic, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 21 x 31 1/2 in. ( 7.6 x 53.3 x 80 cm )
Description
Dark blue wool Artillery officer's dress single-breasted coat; 2" closed stand-up collar (2 sets hooks and eyes); 8 plastic buttons down the front (hidden when fastened); lieutenant's shoulder straps with red ground; closed sleeves, no cuffs; 4 panels across the back; shallow split at the bottom of the side seams; all outer edges trimmed with 2" black silk lacing; coat lined with dark blue cotton, sleeves lined with white silk, vertical slit pocket on the left.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Charles C. Warren
Object Number
1943.353b
Marks
printed: on label inside breast pocket: "BROOKS BROTHERS, / BROADWAY, / NEW YORK. / DATE / NO."
handwritten: on label inside breast pocket: "1st Field / N.Y. Arty. / 2nd Lt. C. C. Warren / July 10th, 1912."
Gallery Label
This dress coat was worn by Charles C. Warren when he served as 2nd Lieutenant of the 1st Field Artillery, New York National Guard.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
