Uniform

Clothing/Dress/Costume

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Uniform

Entry/Object ID

1986.10.25a-f

Description

Red jacket with tails, black cuffs and ornate gold trim and buttons, plus epaulets, gold belt, sash and braid perhaps for baton.

Use

Drum major suit worn when leading a marching band

Context

Given by Walter Monroe in memory of his father, Frances (Frank) Monroe (1841-1920), who wore the drum major uniform, hat and all the trimmings in the 1880's or 1890's in Windsor. Frances Monroe worked for Charles Fitch.

Acquisition

Accession

1986.10

Source or Donor

Vermont Division for Historic Preservation

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Credit Line

Old Constitution House

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Jacket

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Fabric

Worsted Wool

Color

Red

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Windsor

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America