Army Artillery Musician’s Trousers, Model 1860, Type II
Army Artillery Musician’s Trousers, Model 1860, Type II
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- Description
- These model 1860 type II mounted trousers would have been worn by a musician in a U.S. Army Artillery regiment. Pair of sky blue wool twill trousers with a six button fly and six large buttons around the waist. Buttons are tin. There are two vertical slash pockets and a watch pocket on the right side of the waist. The waistband facing is cotton twill and pockets are coarse twill. There is a "V" shaped slit, which is sewn shut, and two eyelet holes for waist adjustment at the rear of the waistband. There are two rows of 3/4" red wool tape from the waistband to the cuff on the outside seam of each leg. The trousers are unlined. There is a second layer of wool kersey reinforcement from the seat to the cuffs. There is a one inch slit at the bottom of the outer seam of each trouser leg. There are 2 small tin buttons on each seam inside of each cuff of the trouser legs. There are 3 circular sizing dots and the initials "E.A." on both the left and right back of waistband facing. There is a red "3" written in red on the right pocket.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Trousers
- Object Type
- trousers
- Other Terms
- Trousers; Man; Army; Artillery; Enlisted Man
- associated date
- 1845
- 1860
- Physical Description
- red (stripe color)
- wool (overall material)
- sky blue (overall color)
- tin (buttons material)
- Measurements
- overall: 32 in x 32 in; 81.28 cm x 81.28 cm
- overall (padded): 44 1/2 in x 13 in x 2 in; 113.03 cm x 33.02 cm x 5.08 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25101.034
- catalog number
- 25101.034
- accession number
- 64127
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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