- On View
- Military History Gallery
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- Objects in this Location
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- mid 19th-early 20th century
- Medium
- hide and wool
- Dimensions
- Measured at Shoulders: 52 x 24 1/2 x 23 in. (132.1 x 62.2 x 58.4 cm)
- Measured at Widest Point: 52 x 28 x 23 in. (132.1 x 71.1 x 58.4 cm)
- Description
- A double-breasted great coat with a notched collar and full length sleeves made from hand-pieced American bison hide. The coat has eight (8) dark brown buttons in two rows down the center front opening. The buttons are hooked with loops of brown cording that are attached along both the proper right and proper left fronts so that the coat can be closed right over left or left over right. The proper right and proper left lapels have one (1) additional button and loop for added closure around the wearer's neck. There are two (2) exterior pockets on the coat, one at the proper right front waist and one at the proper left front waist. The body of the coat is lined with navy blue wool tweed while the sleeves are lined with off-white cotton or linen. The lining of the arms is machine-stitched.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- coats
- Topic
- American West
- Buffalo Soldiers
- Clothing and dress
- Military
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Avis, Eugene, and Lowell Robinson
- Object number
- 2014.179.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.