Army Artillery Musician’s Trousers, Model 1860, Type III
date: label: associated date
content: 1861 - 1872
label: associated date
content: 1860
notes: label: Description
content: These model 1860, type III mounted trousers would have been worn by a musician in a U.S. Army Artillery regiment. Pair of sky blue kersey wool twill trousers with a five button fly and six large buttons around the waist. Buttons are tin. The sky blue wool twill appears to have been brushed. There are two vertical slash pockets and a single watch pocket on the right side of the waist. The waistband facing and pockets are made of cotton twill. There is cloth tag sewn into the right waistband facing with a "21" written on it. The back inside seam has been covered with cotton to minimize chafing. There is a second layer of wool kersey reinforcement on each pant from the seat to the cuff. There are two
label: Description
content: 3/4" stripes of red wool tape extending from the top of the pocket to the cuff of each pant. The trousers have been altered by taking in the back seam. The trousers are unlined. There is a one inch opening at the bottom of the outer seam of each trouser leg. There are two buttons on the inside of each cuff, one on each side of the pant.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.25101.016
label: catalog number
content: 25101.016
label: accession number
content: 64127
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Trousers
label: Object Type
content: trousers
label: Other Terms
content: Trousers; Man; Army; Artillery; Enlisted Man
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: red (stripe color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: sky blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: tin (buttons material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 29 1/2 in x 31 in; 74.93 cm x 78.74 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 42 in x 15 in x 1 in; 106.68 cm x 38.1 cm x 2.54 cm