Uniform, Organizational

Object/Artifact

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Historic Stonington

Origformat: Print-Photographic

Origformat: Print-Photographic

Name/Title

Uniform, Organizational

Entry/Object ID

2015.411

Description

Three Piece Machine Made Uniform Embellished with the Order of St. James of The Sword. A Uniform typically worn in the Portugese Blessing of The Fleet Parade n Late June. All three pieces are made of a cream cotton twill. .001 CAPE 30 inches long and lined with cream color cotton and satin at the inner edges 6 Inch Order of St. James of the Sword on Left Shloulder 3 1/2 inch Liined Collar with narrow gold piping hand applied at edges .002 JACKET Ballaro style with mandarin collar with 5/8 inch gold piping, cream cotton twill with cream satin lining double breasted flap with 4 inch Order of The Cross at center 10 metal and brass buttons, 7/8 inch diameter with Raised Order of the Sword smaller buttons of same, one at each cuff French buttonholes Cuff sewn to sleeve, narrow gold piping hand sewn to cuffs .003 TROUSR 30 inch length, 21 inch inseam gold piping at outer leg seam 5 button closure at fly waistband lined with cream satin 4 buttons interior waistband paper label sewn to trouser, Spanish wording padded shoulders,

Collection

Textile

Made/Created

Place

Location

St. Mary's Rectory in Stonington Borough, CT

Notes

Date: 19th Century