Army Infantry Corporal's Trousers, Model 1861, Type I
date: label: associated date
content: 1851 - 1872
label: associated date
content: 1861
notes: label: Description
content: These model 1861 type I dismounted trousers would have been worn by a Corporal in a U.S. Army Infantry regiment. Pair of sky blue kersey wool twill trousers which formerly had a five button fly and six large metal buttons around the waist. There are currently three buttons missing from the fly and two missing from the waistband. Buttons are tin. There are two vertical slash pockets. The waistband facing and pockets are made of cotton twill. The trousers are unlined. The entire back seam has been taken in by machine. There is a dark blue 1/2" wool tape stripe which runs from the bottom of the pocket to the cuff on the outer seam of each leg. There is a one inch slit at the outside seam of each cuff. Inside the right pocket is a number 3 handwritten in red.
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.25101.008
label: catalog number
content: 25101.008
label: accession number
content: 64127
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Trousers
label: Object Type
content: trousers
label: Other Terms
content: Trousers; Man; Army; Infantry; Corporal; 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: 33 in x 32 in; 83.82 cm x 81.28 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 45 in x 16 in x 2 in; 114.3 cm x 40.64 cm x 5.08 cm