Army Artillery Corporal’s Trousers, Model 1860, Type III
date: label: associated date
content: 1845 - 1891
label: associated date
content: 1860
notes: label: Description
content: These model 1860 type III 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 five button fly and six large buttons around the waist. Buttons are tin. There are two vertical slash pockets and a watch pocket on the right side of the waist. The waistband facing and pockets are made of cotton twill. There is a maker's mark "John T Ha... [rest illegible] New York" stamped on the left front. The inside back seam has been covered with cotton to minimize chafing. There is a second layer of wool kersey reinforcement on each pant from the seat to the cuff. There is a red 1/2" wool stripe from the top of the pocket to the cuff of each pant. There is a "V" shaped slit and two eyelet holes for waist adjustment at the rear of the waistband. The trousers are unlined. There is a one inch slit at the bottom of the outer seam of each trouser leg which is reinforced with cotton. There are two tin buttons on each seam on the inside of the cuff of the pant.
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.25101.017
label: catalog number
content: 25101.017
label: accession number
content: 64127
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Trousers
label: Object Type
content: trousers
label: Other Terms
content: Trousers; Man; Army; Artillery; Corporal; Enlisted Man
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: sky blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: tin (buttons material)
label: Physical Description
content: red (stripe color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 30 in x 31 in; 76.2 cm x 78.74 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded)q: 44 in x 13 in x 2 in; 111.76 cm x 33.02 cm x 5.08 cm