Model 1854
date: label: associated date
content: 1858
label: associated date
content: 1854
notes: label: Description
content: Frock Coat, Army, Private, Infantry, Model 1854. Dark blue wool single breasted frock coat with 9 large brass eagle infantry "I" buttons down the front, 2 small buttons on each cuff, 2 at the waist. There is a deep pocket made of brown glazed cotton in each coattail. There are fasteners for brass shoulder scales on each shoulder. There is a hook and eye at the front of the collar. Light blue wool trim borders the edges of the collar. A narrow band of blue wool trim is used on the cuff to form an inverted "V". The front of the coat is heavily padded and quilted. Only the front panels and the front of the skirt are lined. The lining is dark blue wool/cotton twill fabric. The lining of the sleeves is natural cotton. There are two brown circular sizing dots in the sleeve lining. The center back waistband facing is hand pinked.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
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: ZZ.RSN82728W04
label: accession number
content: 64127
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Coat
label: Other Terms
content: Coat; Man; Army; Infantry; Private; Enlisted Man
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: dark blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (buttons material)
label: Physical Description
content: light blue (trim color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 35 in x 16 in; 88.9 cm x 40.64 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 35 in x 18 in x 4 in; 88.9 cm x 45.72 cm x 10.16 cm