Uniform pants

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Uniform pants

Entry/Object ID

SS.63.639

Description

Diplomatic uniform pants: very dark blue wool serge trousers with straight legs and shoe straps; banded with gold braid damasse with scrolling stem of oak leaves and acorns; the braid is 2 3/8" wide; plain buttons at fly opening and outside at waist.

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Textile Details

Material

Wool serge, Gold Thread, braid

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1829 - 1832

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

22 in

Length

44-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 22 x 44 1/2 in. (55.9 x 113 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Many moth holes throughout. Ripped at one leg end. Details of Condition: August 17, 2000 Button on left proper pant leg stirrup is chipped. Backing on both stirrups is ripped. Soil on left proper pant leg on front side of braid. Braid is discolored on both pant legs. Moth holes throughout pants. Large holes on left proper at 3.5 inches and 20 inches from waistband. Many holes in the crotch. Holes on bottom inseam of left proper leg.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Washington Irving (1783-1859), Unknown

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

SS.63.642 - Uniform coat - Used together

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Note discrepancy of dating, Irving served as Secretary of the American Legation from 1829-1832, this suit must date to that time period, not c.1830-1840 as orginally cataloged.

Note Type

General Note

Note

This is a complete suit of clothes (coat SS.63.642 and trousers SS.63.639). This is the more lavish of the two uniforms in the collection, ex-collection Washington Irving.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 02C