Adam Stephen's Waistcoat and Gorget
date: label: date made
content: circa 1754
label: date made
content: ca 1754
name: label: Associated Name
content: Stephen, Adam
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Red wool waistcoat with gold lace and gilded civilian buttons.
label: Description
content: Gilt brass gorget. The gorget is engraved with the British royal crest and the initials "GR" for <i>Georgeus Rex</i> or King George.
label: Description
content: Specific History
label: Description
content: Uniform waistcoat worn by Lieutenant Colonel Adam Stephen during the French and Indian War. Stephen was George Washington’s second-in-command of the Virginia Regiment.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: The Virginia Regiment saw active service in western Pennsylvania from 1754 to 1759. In 1755, the officers of the Virginia Regiment received orders from Washington to provide themselves with a suit of regimentals of good blue cloth. The coat was to be faced and cuffed in scarlet and trimmed with silver, and they were to wear blue wool breeches and a scarlet wool waistcoat with silver lace. The waistcoat, which extended to below the hips, was typically worn over a plain shirt.
label: Description
content: A gorget is part of the full dress uniform. It is a vestige of plate armor, symbolizing rank and authority.
place: label: Associated Place
content: United States: Virginia
topic: label: related event
content: Revolution and the New Nation
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Library of Congress
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.12197
label: catalog number
content: 12197
label: accession number
content: 52984
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Waistcoat
label: Other Terms
content: Vest; Waistcoat; Man
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 29 1/2 in x 24 in; 74.93 cm x 60.96 cm