Army Infantry Sergeant’s Trousers, Model 1861, Type II
date: label: Date made
content: 1864
label: associated date
content: 1861 - 1872
label: associated date
content: 1861
name: label: maker
content: Anspach & Stanton
notes: label: Description
content: These model 1861 type II dismounted trousers would have been worn by a Sergeant in a U.S. Army Infantry regiment. Pair of sky blue wool twill trousers with a five button fly. There were formerly six large metal buttons around the waist, however, only four remain. Buttons are tin. There are two vertical slash pockets and a single watch pocket on the right side of the waist. The waistband facing and pocket are made of cotton twill. The trousers are unlined. There is a "V" shaped slit and two eyelets for waist adjustment at the rear of the waistband. There is a 1 1/2" dark blue wool tape stripe that runs from the top of the pocket to the cuff of each leg. There is a one inch slit at the outside seam of each cuff. There are two tin buttons on the outside seam inside the cuff of each leg. There are two small open circles, the text "IS", the numeral "1", a stamp that reads "REMEAS", and also a circular stamp with the text "Oct 10th 1864". There are two illegible stamps on the right front facing and a red numeral "5" on the inside of the right pocket.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
setName: label: See more items in
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.25101.033
label: catalog number
content: 25101.033
label: accession number
content: 64127
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Trousers
label: Object Type
content: trousers
label: Other Terms
content: Trousers; Man; Army; Infantry; Sergeant; Enlisted Man
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: sky blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: dark blue (stripe color)
label: Physical Description
content: tin (buttons material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 30 1/2 in x 32 in; 77.47 cm x 81.28 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 43 in x 16 in x 2 in; 109.22 cm x 40.64 cm x 5.08 cm