Army Artillery Corporal’s Trousers, Model 1860, Type I
date: label: associated date
content: 1860 - 1872
label: associated date
content: 1860
notes: label: Description
content: These model 1860 type I mounted trousers would have been worn by a Corporal in a U.S. Army Artillery regiment. Pair of sky blue kersey wool twill trousers with a six button fly and six large metal buttons around the waist. Buttons are tin. There are two pockets and a watch pocket. The waistband facing and pockets are cotton twill. There is a "V" shaped slit with two eyelet holes for waist adjustment at the rear of the waistband. The trousers are unlined. There is a second layer of wool kersey covering the seat of the pants and the inside of the leg to the cuff. A 1/2" stripe of red wool tape runs from the waistband to the cuff on the outside seam of each leg. "1SA" is stamped on the right back facing and "22" is stamped on the left back facing. The numeral "8" is handwritten in red on the left pocket. There is a one inch slit at the bottom of the outer seam of each trouser leg. There are two buttons on the inside of each seam of the trouser cuffs.
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.25101.074
label: catalog number
content: 25101.074
label: accession number
content: 64127
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Trousers
label: Object Type
content: trousers
label: Other Terms
content: Trousers; Man; Army; Artillery, Light; Corporal; Enlisted Man
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: sky blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: red (stripe color)
label: Physical Description
content: tin (buttons material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 30 in x 32 in; 76.2 cm x 81.28 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 43 in x 14 in x 2 in; 109.22 cm x 35.56 cm x 5.08 cm