Trousers

ca. 1862

Wool, cotton, metal

Overall: 1 1/2 x 16 x 44 in. ( 3.8 x 40.6 x 111.8 cm )

Gift of Miss Bess Haring, through the Montclair Art Museum

1953.195d

This pair of trousers 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.

DescriptionHand-made medium blue wool kersey trousers with black piping down the side of each leg; 5 button fly; 4 buttons around the waist; horizontal slit watch pocket at the top lip of the waistband, pockets at each hip; no rear pockets, 2 straps at the back which fasten at the center to metal buckle with double-tongued chape; waist and pockets lined with white cotton.

Markingsstamped: buckle fram: "PATENT 1855"

ClassificationsMILITARY TOOLS & EQUIPMENT: UNIFORM