World War II U.S. Army Fatigue Jacket

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

World War II U.S. Army Fatigue Jacket

Entry/Object ID

NU 2021.199

Description

A sage green U.S. Army fatigue jacket. The jacket buttons up down the middle, with black buttons featuring decorative stars. There are two breast pockets, with a flap that buttons down with the same black decorative buttons. There are also two holes along the edge of the sleeves and a single black decorative button, for adjusting the width of the arms. There is a Sergeant First Class insignia patch on each arm, consisting of navy background and three gold triangles angling up and two lines at the bottom.

Collection

History Collection, Carlisle Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Jacket

Clothing Sex

Male

Size

38R

Textile Details

Material

Cotton

Color

Green, Navy, Gold, Black

Notes

Fabric is Herringbone Twill, specifically.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1943

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Fatigues

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

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

1008

Dimensions

Width

44-1/2 in

Length

30-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements taken while jacket is lying flat.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Frederick Burch Carlisle, Jr.

Notes

Owner/Donor

Related Events

Event

World War II

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Fred Carlisle, Jr.

Owner/Agent

Frederick Burch Carlisle, Jr.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Jan 31, 1995