Rear Admiral Wales Alfred Benham Tuxedo Jacket

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

Rear Admiral Wales Alfred Benham Tuxedo Jacket

Entry/Object ID

1987.01.0507

Description

Navy wool velvet tuxedo jacket with tails and gold buttons formerly belong to US Coast Guard Rear Admiral Wales Alfred Benham. Four gold stripes and 1-inch armor shield on sleeves. Benham married Alice Maloney Porter of Key West whose father was Walter Maloney, one historian of the island.

Collection

Textile Collection

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Jacket

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Fabric

Boiled Wool

Material

Wool, Velvet

Color

Navy

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900 - circa 1945

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Uniform, Military

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Uniform

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects