Confederate Army Brigadier General Marcus J. Wright’s Frock Coat
date: label: associated date
content: 1861-1865
name: label: user; associated person
content: Wright, Marcus Joseph
notes: label: Description
content: This is Confederate Army Brigadier General Marcus J. Wright’s double breasted gray wool frock coat. The coat originally had two rows of eight large gilt eagle staff-type buttons down the front, placed in pairs. The bottom pair of buttons on the right side are now missing. Three small buttons are also missing on each cuff, and two buttons are missing on the bottom of each pocket in the rear of the coat. Both sides of the jacket have button holes. There is a hook and eye closure at the collar. The collar and cuffs are faced with buff wool and the cuffs form an inverted "V". There are four rows of elaborate 1/8" gold braided metallic lace, called an Austrian knot, sewed on with a single row of gold thread above the cuff. The gold tape also lines the cuff. The collar has a wreath with three gold stars enclosed and embroidered in gold and silver thread on each side. The center star on each side of the collar is larger than the others. The buttonhole flaps and front of the skirt are piped with blue wool. The coat is fully lined. The button flaps and the inside of the collar are lined with buff wool. The sleeves are fully lined with cotton twill. The rest of the lining is a tan-colored cotton. The chest, shoulder, and underarm are lightly padded and quilted. There is a slit breast pocket on the inside left. There is a deep pocket in each coattail in between the coat and the lining. There are remnants of a loop made of cotton at the inside back collar.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Civil War
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content: Military
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content: Military Uniforms
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content: Civil War Uniforms
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.34754
label: catalog number
content: 34754
label: accession number
content: 83543
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coat
label: Other Terms
content: coat; Man; CSA, Army; Brigadier General; Officer; Dress; Service
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: grey (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold braid (trim material)
label: Physical Description
content: buff (edging color)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (buttons material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 40 1/2 in x 17 in; 102.87 cm x 43.18 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 38 in x 20 in x 4 in; 96.52 cm x 50.8 cm x 10.16 cm