Army Private’s Trousers, Model 1861
date: label: used date
content: 1861 -
notes: label: Description
content: These model 1861 dismounted trousers would have been worn by a Private in the U.S. Army. Pair of unlined sky blue kersey wool unlined trousers which originally had a six flat tin button fly and six large flat tin buttons around the waist. A single button is currently missing from the fly. There are two vertical slash pockets set into the side seams and a small watch pocket along the top edge of the right side of the waistband. The back of the trousers have a 4" deep hip yoke. There is a 2.5" "V" shaped slit with reinforced eyelet holes on each side. The trouser hems are topstitched and each leg has a small one inch slit on the outside seam. The waistband and fly linings and the pockets are made of cotton twill. Stamped in red ink on the center back waistband lining is the mark "3 S.A."
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.25101.213
label: catalog number
content: 25101.213
label: accession number
content: 64127
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Trousers
label: Other Terms
content: Trousers; Man; Army; Private; Enlisted Man
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: sky blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: tin (buttons material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 33 in x 37 1/2 in; 83.82 cm x 95.25 cm