US Marine Corps officer's mess dress jacket worn by Jesse E. Wrice Jr.
date: label: Date
content: 1997-2004
name: label: Manufactured by
content: The Marine Shop, American
label: Worn by
content: Lieutenant Colonel Jesse E. Wrice Jr., American
label: Subject of
content: United States Marine Corps, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Description
content: A black fulled wool US Marine Corps mess jacket (a) worn by Jesse E. Wrice Jr. as lieutenant colonel with service medals (b) and US Marine Corps pins (c-e). The jacket opens at the center front with the proper right side opening trimmed in thirteen (13) gold metal buttons featuring a raised design of the US Marine Corps emblem depicting an eagle holding an anchor beneath thirteen (13) stars. Each button is secured to the jacket with a metal jump ring running through the button loop, with the rings hidden by an additional interior placket made of red satin lining. Corresponding decorative buttonholes trimmed in black thread are sewn to the proper left front side, but the holes are not cut and the buttons are not functional. The jacket closes at the center front of the standing collar with one (1) large metal hook-and-eye. The collar has squared edges with an embroidered border of a red line edged in a thin gold line. There is one (1) black wool shoulder strap on each shoulder that has an embroidered border of a red line edged with a thin gold line. The shoulder straps are secured to the jacket with one (1) gold button of the same design as those on the front opening, attached to the strap at the end nearest the collar. The buttons are secured to the fabric with a metal jump ring running through the button loop. One (1) patch with the Marine Corps designation of lieutenant colonel, one (1) embroidered silver leaf, is sewn to each shoulder strap at the end nearest the sleeve seam. The straight cut full-length sleeves have a decorative panel sewn on the outer side of the cuff featuring an embroidered design of a gold oak leaf and acorn design bordered with a red line edged in a thin line of gold. There are three (3) gold buttons on each cuff of the same design as those on the front opening. Each buttons is secured to the sleeve with a metal jump ring running through the button loop. One (1) black snap closure is sewn at the cuff opening near the center button on each cuff. The jacket is fully lined in red satin. Five (5) silver metal collar pins are attached at even intervals around the interior of the standing collar. There is one (1) vertically oriented inset pocket at the interior proper left below the breast. A black fabric manufacturer's tag is sewn on the outside of the pocket opening with embroidered text reading "the / MARINE / Shop / QUANTICO, VIRGINIA" in gold thread, with a depiction of the US Marine Corps pin logo in red thread behind the lettering. A white tag with printed text is sewn inside the pocket lining that reads "29320-1 003-1/1306-J2 39S / NAME:_______ / Dry Clean Only / Made in USA / 100% Wool / MADE IN U.S.A. 05/30/97 WPL 4818". A yellow dry cleaner’s tag is safety pinned near the manufacturer's tag.
label: Description
content: A metal bar (b) with two (2) pinback fasteners is attached to the proper left breast of the jacket that features three (3) service ribbons. The ribbons from facing left to right are: green and white stripe ribbon Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with two (2) gold star devices attached to the ribbon and a hexagonal medallion featuring an eagle and shield on the front and the text "FOR / MILITARY / MERIT" on the reverse; green and orange stripe ribbon Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with a square medallion featuring a central anchor and a five-pointed star in each corner; red, yellow, white, and blue strip ribbon National Defense Service Medal with a round medallion featuring a standing eagle beneath the text "NATIONAL DEFENSE" on the front and a shield above a branch on the reverse
label: Description
content: A gold metal insignia pin (c) with two (2) pinback fasteners is attached to the proper left breast of the jacket just above the service medals (b). The pin depicts the naval aviator insignia of a shield in front of an anchor between two spread eagle wings.
label: Description
content: Two (2) gold and silver metal insignia pins (d,e), one at each side front of the standing collar, attach to the jacket with screw back fasteners. Each pin depicts the US Marine Corps insignia of an eagle above a globe with an anchor passing behind the globe. The bottom of the anchor is pointing to the proper left on the pin attached to the proper left collar (d), while the bottom of the anchor is pointing to the proper right on the pin attached to the proper right collar (e).
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Military
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Military Uniforms
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lt. Col. Jesse E. Wrice, Jr. USMC (ret.)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.201.2.1a-e
objectType: label: Type
content: mess jackets
label: Type
content: dress uniforms
label: Type
content: medals
label: Type
content: insignias
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: a: wool, satin, thread, metal thread, metal fasteners;
label: Medium
content: b: metal and ribbon;
label: Medium
content: c: metal;
label: Medium
content: d: metal;
label: Medium
content: e: metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D ((a) on form): 26 × 24 × 12 1/2 in. (66 × 61 × 31.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W ((a) flat): 25 1/2 × 17 3/4 in. (64.8 × 45.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b): 2 3/8 × 2 1/8 × 5/8 in. (6 × 5.4 × 1.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (c): 1 3/8 × 1/2 × 5/8 in. (3.5 × 1.3 × 1.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (d): 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 3/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 1.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (e): 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 3/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 1.9 cm)