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Military Coat

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1820-1840

GUSN

GUSN-26338

Description

Man's black wool coat; embroidered sleeves, collar and button holes with gold metallic thread; brass buttons with eagle, laurel wreath and thunderbolt; seven button closure.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cutaways (coats)
silk (textile)
wool (textile)
Coat
Coat, Cutaway
Coat, Cutaway

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Louis Cutter, Henry S. G. Cutter, and Helen Maclennan

Accession Number

1998.5787

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