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Waistcoat

Ca. 1862

Place madeUnited States, North America

Wool, cotton, metal

Overall: 1 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 44.4 x 54.6 cm )

Gift of Miss Bess Haring, through the Montclair Art Museum

1953.195b

This waistcoat is part of a uniform worn by First Lieutenant Abram P. Haring, who served in the Civil War with Company G, 132nd New York Volunteers, from 1862-1865.

DescriptionDark blue or black wool 3-pocket hand made waistcoat; 3/4" open stand-up collar; 9 buttons down the front, buttons cast with shield-breasted eagle with "I" at the center; back made of brown twill-weave cotton, with 2 straps at the small of the back which fasten at the center to metal buckle with double-tongued chape; lined with white twill-weave cotton.

Markingscast: center of each button: "I"

ClassificationsMILITARY TOOLS & EQUIPMENT: UNIFORM