Doughboy Uniform
Doughboy Uniform
- Description
- Physical Description
- Brown wool button-down jacket and brown wool breeches.
- General History
- Enlisted soldier's uniform. The brown, doughy color of the uniform led to these soldiers being referred to as "doughboys," though the exact derivation of the nickname has been debated.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- early 20th century
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- used
- Europe
- Associated Place
- United States
- Physical Description
- wool (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall (padded): 39 in x 15 in x 2 1/2 in; 99.06 cm x 38.1 cm x 6.35 cm
- ID Number
- 1977.0082.06
- accession number
- 1977.0082
- catalog number
- 1977.0082.06
- 81199M
- related event
- World War I
- The Emergence of Modern America
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- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
