Confederate Army Major General Samuel Jones' Frock Coat, Model 1861
date: label: associated date
content: 1861-1865
name: label: user; associated person
content: Jones, Samuel
notes: label: Description
content: This frock coat was worn by Confederate Army Major General Samuel Jones during the American Civil War. Conforms to the Model 1861 pattern as listed in the Uniforms and Dress of the Army of the Confederate States except for the lack of full facings at the cuffs and collar. Double breasted gray wool frock coat with two rows of nine large gilt general service eagle buttons grouped in threes down the front, two at the back waist, and three small buttons on each cuff. There is a single button at the top folds of each skirt tail. Both sides of the breast on the coat have button holes. There is a hook and eye closure at the collar. Above the cuff is a row of four elaborate 1/8" gold lace braids woven into an arabesque. The gold braid also lines the cuffs. The collar, both edges of the front of the coat, the edge of the top coattail, and an inverted "V" on the cuffs are trimmed with buff wool cording. On each side of the front of the collar is a wreat, with three stars enclosed and embroidered in gold with gold sequins. The center star on each side of the collar ornamentation is larger than the others. There is a left breast pocket. There are deep pockets in each coattail. The entire jacket is lined with black fabric. The lining of the sleeves is salmon-colored cotton twill. There is a loop of fabric at the inside back collar.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Civil War
label: Subject
content: Confederacy
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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.18871
label: catalog number
content: 18871
label: accession number
content: 62349
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coat
label: Other Terms
content: coat; Man; CSA, Army; Major General; Officer; Service; Dress
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: grey (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold lace (trim material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (buttons material)
label: Physical Description
content: buff (facings color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 40 in x 16 1/2 in; 101.6 cm x 41.91 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 38 in x 17 in x 4 in; 96.52 cm x 43.18 cm x 10.16 cm