Major General Ulysses S. Grant's Ceremonial Frock Coat, Model 1851
date: label: associated date
content: 1851
name: label: wearer
content: Grant, Ulysses S.
notes: label: Description
content: This is Major General Ulysses S. Grant's Ceremonial Frock Coat, model 1851. Double-breasted dark blue wool coat has two rows of nine gilt General Staff star encircled eagle buttons grouped in gets of three on each side of the breast, one on each side of the back waist and at the middle of each side of the skirt. The set-in sleeves each have a gold lace oak leaf and acorn pattern surrounding 3" dark blue wool faced cuffs. The collar is also embroidered with gold lace oak leaf and acorn embroidery. There are tiny holes on each shoulder near the sleeve and collar for epaulet attachments. The inside of the collar is lined with black velvet and has a hook and eye closure at the center front opening. The inside of the coat and skirt are lined with a black satin-like fabric. There is a slash pocket on the inside left side of the chest. There is a deep pocket lined with brown fabric in the lining of each side of the back vent, both of which contained a dirty envelope. The envelopes were placed in plastic bags and placed back into the pockets. There is light padding and quilting on each side of the inside front, middle back, shoulders, and underarm. Sleeves are lined with yellow sateen. The upper back has a small paper tag sewn in which reads, "93788."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.2984 [dup1]
label: catalog number
content: 2984
label: accession number
content: 18528
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Coat
label: Other Terms
content: Coat; Man; Army; Major General; Officer; Dress
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (buttons material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold lace (collar/cuffs material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 41 in x 18 in; 104.14 cm x 45.72 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 41 in x 17 in x 4 in; 104.14 cm x 43.18 cm x 10.16 cm