Military jacket

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Military jacket

Entry/Object ID

MP.93.2029

Description

Black wool formal military jacket. Lapel collar, gold epaulets on both shoulders on wool held on by leather strap. four front buttons, double breasted. Buttons gilt American seal motif, jacket tob waist with longtails. Four buttons on back. Two at bottom of tails. sleeves velvet with gold foliage motif. three gilt buttons on each sleeve. Three inches above velvet, silver General's star on each sleeve. two inside breast pockets. Condition: Good, velvet sleeves discolored.

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Textile Details

Material

Gilt, Velvet, Wool

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Joseph Cipolari

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1929

Label/Inscription/Signature

Type

Inscription

Transcription

Label in right hand side inside breast pocket: "JOSEPH CIPOLARI/WASHINGTON, D.C./ Mr. Gen. Delafield/ DATE Jan.1929" Outside tag( Black label with yellow thread, in script):" Joseph Cipolari/ WASHINGTON D.C."

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

23 in

Length

45 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 23 x 45 in. (58.4 x 114.3 cm)

Dimension Description

Sleeve Length

Length

26 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 26 in. (66 cm)

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Brigadier General John Ross Delafield

Notes

User

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Garment Storage Room