Army Sergeant's Trousers, Model 1858
date: label: used date
content: 1858-1861
notes: label: Description
content: These model 1858 dismounted trousers would have been worn by a sergeant. Pair of unlined dark blue wool twill trousers with a five-button fly (buttons are of tin) and four large tin buttons around the waist. There is an additional button on the opposite interior side that corresponds to a button hole along the waistband seam for reinforcement of the closing of the fly. The buttonholes are hidden. There is a vertical slash pocket on each side seam and a watch pocket on the top edge of the right front waistband. The watch pocket opening is reinforced with an additional layer of fabric. The pants are hand-stitched with brown thread. There is a 1.5" orange or faded red stripe of wool tape running along the side seam of each pant leg from the bottom of the waistband down to the inside cuff. The waistband lining and pockets are natural cotton; the fly lining is made of brown cotton. There is a 1" slit at the bottom of the outer seam of each trouser leg. There is a 3.5" "V" shaped slit with a reinforced eyelet on each side at the back waist. There is a stamp on the left back waistband lining which reads, "10." To the left of this stamp are two circular black sizing dots.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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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: 2007.0069.36
label: catalog number
content: 2007.0069.36
label: accession number
content: 2007.0069
objectType: label: Object Name
content: trousers
label: Object Type
content: trousers
label: Other Terms
content: trousers; Man; Militia
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: orange (faded red?) (stripe color)
label: Physical Description
content: tin (buttons material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 30 3/4 in x 33 1/2 in; 78.105 cm x 85.09 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 46 in x 17 in x 1 1/2 in; 116.84 cm x 43.18 cm x 3.81 cm