Army Hospital Corps Armband

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

Army Hospital Corps Armband

Entry/Object ID

1988.01.0446

Tags

Spanish-American War

Description

United States Army Hospital Corps uniform from the Spanish-American War. Consists of armband (brassart) made of white wool with a red cross. Owned by Major St. Armstrong who served as the US Army doctor at the St. Mary Immaculate Convent Hospital from April 25 to July 24, 1898.

Collection

Textile Collection

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Armband

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Fabric

Boiled Wool

Material

Wool

Color

White, Red

Made/Created

Date made

1898

Time Period

19th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Armband

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Clothing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

United States Army