Tent

Object Name:

Tent

Object ID:

1954.026 a

Creator:

Lyall, J. & W.Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

New York, NY

Date:

1863-1864

Description:

Tent. Shelter half. Used during the Civil War by James M. Chapman (1840-1920), of Company I, 3rd New Hampshire Volunteers. Made by J. & W. Lyall, New York, NY, 1863-1864. Tan colored plain-woven machine-manufactured cotton. Three panels: two 29" wide side panels with selvedges visible on both sides of each, flat felled seamed with machine stitches to each side of a 6.75" wide center panel. Four corners reinforced with 4.5" gussets. 22 hand-stitched buttonholes on three sides (seven on two, eight on one) for fastening; no buttons remain; holes from the stitches are located above the buttonholes 3.5" up from the edge. Very faintly stamped in ink on outside of center panel, 4.5" down from one edge, "J. & W. LYALL, / NEW-YORK". Stamped mark is 0.75" high x 2.5" wide. Donated with wooden tent peg (1954.026 b).

Material:

Textile
Cotton

Dimensions:

W-59 L-64 inches

Provenance:

The tent was used by James Munroe Chapman (1840-1920), a member of Company I, 3rd New Hampshire Volunteers, during the Civil War. The donor was the daughter of James M. Chapman.

James W. and William J. Lyall manufactured tents (shelter halves) for the Union army under a contract dated May 18, 1863. They made 25,000 tents @ $3.51 each.

Credit Line:

Gift of Effie Louise Chapman

People:

Chapman, James M. (1840-1920), Chapman, Effie L. (1877-1961)

Subjects:

Tents, Civil War, Shelters, Military