1980 HMCS PROVIDER Master Seaman's Working Jacket

Object/Artifact

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Royal Canadian Military Institute

Name/Title

1980 HMCS PROVIDER Master Seaman's Working Jacket

Entry/Object ID

2022.3.7

Description

1984-1990 HMCS PROVIDER Master Seaman's working jacket made of dark green polyester and rayon fabric. The jacket is single breasted and closes with a black zipper. On the shoulders are shoulder boards which denote the rank of a leading seaman (a corporal). There are breast patch pockets, each closed with a buttoned flap. The buttons are black plastic (1.8 cm diameter). Over the right breast pocket is the ship crest of the HMCS PROVIDER. Underneath the crest is an embroidered patch reading "DUMMIT," the name of the Leading Seaman. The cuffs are adjustable and are closed by one of two black plastic buttons. The inside is unlined. On the collar is a hanging loop. Each side seam has been altered by hand using a running stitch and black thread. The alteration takes in 1.3cm at the waist. By the zipper opening is a pen pocket (that can hold two pens) on either side of the jacket.

Context

Owned by Leading Seaman Dummit. Has alterations in the waist.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Confection Frontenac Inc.

Date made

Sep 1980

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Accession Number

Location

Sewn to inside on right centre front near opening.

Type

Clothing tag

Location

Sewn to lining of centre front near zipper opening

Transcription

"Confection Frontenac Inc, JACKET MAN'S WORKING DARK GREEEN, CF. 8405-21-857-9009 SIZE: 7042 REGULAR HEIGHT: 5' 7" TO 5' 9 1/2" BREAST: 50 SEPT. 1980 65% POLYESTER 35% VISCOSE RAYON [Washing instruction symbols]"

Type

Inscription

Location

Sewn patch to the underside of collar on back

Transcription

"673 Dummitt S.J."

Material/Technique

Ink, In Artist's Hand

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Jacket

Width

55 cm

Length

68 cm

Circumference

120 cm

Dimension Notes

Circumference measures chest, armpit to armpit