Gaiters

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Gaiters

Entry/Object ID

1950.20.1a-b

Description

Brown leather gaiters, or boot covers. The gaiters reach just above the wearer's ankles and halfway down the wearer's foot, and a leather strap extends beneath the shoe. They open at a slit on the outside of the leg and both sides of the foot, each slit securing with laces threaded through bronze eyelets. There is a modesty panel beneath the side opening.

Context

Owned by Horatio J. Keyes of Windsor, Vermont, during the Civil War

Acquisition

Accession

1950.20

Source or Donor

Daughters of the American Revolution

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Gaiter

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Material

Leather

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Gaiter

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Footwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

8-1/2 in

Length

11 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Keyes, Horatio J. (1830-1904)

Related Places

Place

Town

Windsor

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War