Zouave Fez
date: label: associated date
content: 1861-1865
notes: label: Description
content: Felt hats, in the shape of a truncated cone, like this one, added an exotic flair to the highly elaborate and distinct Zouave uniform. The navy blue felt and green tassel combination of this fez typically indicated an Irish regiment. This fez was a part of a uniform from the 164th New York Infantry Regiment, also known as Corcoran’s Irish Legion. This regiment received volunteers from Irish immigrant communities in both the western and eastern cities of New York.
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
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Kagan, Neil, editor. Smithsonian Civil War: Inside the National Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.24937.04
label: accession number
content: 64127
label: catalog number
content: 24937.04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fez
label: Other Terms
content: fez; Man; Army, Volunteers; Zouave
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: green (tassel color)
label: Measurements
content: overall (boxed): 11 1/4 in x 11 1/2 in x 11 1/2 in; 28.575 cm x 29.21 cm x 29.21 cm