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National Museum of Natural History

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Collector
Dr. William C. Sturtevant
Donor Name
Dr. William C. Sturtevant
LIGHT BROWN CANVAS JACKET DECORATED WITH NATIVE AMERICAN STYLE LAZY STITCHED BEADWORK FLORAL DESIGNS ON BLUE VELVET COLLAR, CUFFS, BELT WITH TWO DECORATED TABS, AND FRONT PANELS, AND TWO AMERICAN FLAGS ON COLLAR. BRASS CLOSURE SNAPS ON FRONT CLOSURE AND BELT. WHITE METAL DECORATIVE BUTTONS ON BOTTOM OF COAT. HIDDEN POCKET ON RIGHT FRONT PANEL. YELLOW AND BLUE BRAIDED APPLIQUE ON COLLAR, FRONT PANELS, AND SLEEVES. LEATHER FRINGE ON COLLAR, BELT, SLEEVES, AND BOTTOM OF COAT. COAT HAS BLUE CANVAS HANGING LOOP AND WHITE COTTON LABEL WITH "HARDING UNIFORM AND REGALIA CO.", 211 TREEMONT STREET, BOSTON, SENIOR" PRINTED ON IT. BROWN CANVAS STAINED ON LEFT ARM. BEADWORK LOOSE AND BROKEN ON BELT, COLLAR, AND CUFFS. BLUE VELVET FADED AT NECKLINE ON COLLAR, ON BELT AND CUFFS. WHITE PAPER TAG PINNED TO RIGHT SLEEVE WITH YELLOW ADHESIVE DOT LABEL WITH "68B" ON ONE SIDE AND WHITE ADHESIVE DOT LABEL WITH "22" WRITTEN ON OTHER. MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH FABRIC BELT IN CATALOG # 430930.
Record Last Modified
30 Dec 2014
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Historic American
Accession Date
30 Sep 2002
Collection Date
Late 1980s
Accession Number
387035
USNM Number
E430929-0
Object Type
Jacket
Length - Object
80 cm
Width - Object
51 cm
Place
Maine, United States, North America
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Anthropology
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8543040
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33124b95e-65dd-41cd-97e0-9f1ddddfebe8

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