Frock coat worn by Henry S. Gansevoort
date: label: date made
content: ca. 1865
label: associated date
content: 1851
name: label: associated person; user
content: Gansevoort, Henry S.
notes: label: Description
content: United States Army officer's frock coat worn by Henry S. Gansevoort in 1865, when a Brevet Brigadier General of Volunteers during the American Civil War. The dark blue wool double breasted frock coat mostly conforms to the model 1857 frock coat pattern, with two rows of eight large gold eagle buttons made by Waterbury Button Co. Extra down the front set in groups of two, three small buttons on each cuff, two at the waist and one at the bottom of the opening of the pocket in the coattails. There are button holes both sides of front of the coat and a deep pocket in each coattail. The coat is padded and quilted and there is a deep breast pocket on left side. The collar and cuffs are dark blue velvet. There is a leather belt with brass buckle inside the waist. The coat has single small 5-point metallic thread stars on each shoulder. The coat's lining is black silk wool blend and the lining of the sleeves is white cotton. There is a black crepe bow sewn halfway down the left sleeve.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Civil War
label: Subject
content: Army
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mrs. Abraham Lansing
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.12842
label: catalog number
content: 12842
label: accession number
content: 53757
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Coat
label: Other Terms
content: Coat; Man; Army; Brigadier General; Officer; Dress; Service
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: dark blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (buttons material)
label: Physical Description
content: metallic thread (general's star material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 43 in x 18 in; 109.22 cm x 45.72 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 45 in x 18 in x 4 in; 114.3 cm x 45.72 cm x 10.16 cm