Breeches worn by General George Washington
date: label: Date made
content: 1775-1797
label: Date made
content: circa 1780
name: label: associated person
content: Washington, George
label: transfer
content: U.S. Patent Office
notes: label: Description
content: Buff wool breeches worn by George Washington. Breeches have a two-button closure at waist and a waistband which is lined with linen. The front flap has a one-button closure on either side. There are two front pockets, with a watch pocket on the proper right side of the waistband. The legs have a five-button closure, with a separate tab and button on leg openings. Although presented through the years as a uniform consisting of coat, waistcoat and breeches, the waistcoat and breeches are actually from an earlier uniform dating from the end of the Revolutionary War. The coat is slightly newer, dating from 1789.
topic: label: Subject
content: Presidents
label: related event
content: American Revolution
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.16150
label: accession number
content: 13152
label: catalog number
content: 16150
objectType: label: Object Name
content: breeches
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 28 in x 37 in; 71.12 cm x 93.98 cm