Army Corps of Engineers Sergeant’s Trousers, Model 1861, Type I
date: label: associated date
content: 1861 - 1872
label: associated date
content: 1861
notes: label: Description
content: These model 1861 type I Quartermaster red seal sample dismounted trousers were designed to have been worn by a Sergeant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Sky blue kersey wool twill trousers with six flat four hole tin buttons at the fly and four buttons around the waistband. There are two vertical slash pockets and a single watch pocket on the right side of the waist. The trousers are unlined. There is a 1 1/2" inch stripe of yellow wool tape down the outside seam of each pant leg. There is a "V" shaped slit and two eyelet holes for waist adjustment at the rear of the waistband. The waistband facing and pockets are made of heavy cotton twill. There are two circular brown sizing dots on the front left facing. There is a small letter "H" hand printed on the watch pocket. At the center back left waistband facing a number "1" is stamped. There is a red sealing wax seal on the back right center. Heavy brown thread was used to sew on the buttons and finish the button holes. There is a one inch slit at the bottom of the outside seam of each leg.
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.25101.073
label: catalog number
content: 25101.073
label: accession number
content: 64127
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Trousers
label: Object Type
content: trousers
label: Other Terms
content: Trousers; Man; Army; Engineer; Sergeant; Enlisted Man
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: sky blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: yellow (stripe color)
label: Physical Description
content: tin (buttons material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 32 in x 34 in; 81.28 cm x 86.36 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 46 in x 17 in x 2 in; 116.84 cm x 43.18 cm x 5.08 cm