Uniform

Object Name:

Uniform

Object ID:

1997.021

Creator:

C. E. Ward Co.

Place of Origin:

New London, OH

Date:

1940

Description:

Band Director's Uniform. Keene City Band, Keene, N.H., 1940s. Two-piece uniform, includes jacket and pants. Blue wool-blend fabric with gold piping and trim. Each piece has a sewn-in woven maker's label which reads,"THE C. E. WARD CO. / NEW LONDON, OHIO". The labels also include handwritten information, including wearer's name, address, date, and fabric. The jacket is labelled W. L. Brigham, Greenfield, Mass., 1940, gabardine. The pants are labelled Fred Campbell, Keene, N.H., 1940, gabardine. Adult man's medium size (pants have been altered to a small size).



Object Register: Jacket. Blue with gold piping. Sport-coat style. Embroidered on left shoulder, gold thread, "DIRECTOR". Four-button front closure, four front pockets each with a button, and one interior pocket. Shoulder epaulets present each with a button. Buttons

Material:

Textile
Wool

Credit Line:

Gift of Edwin J. Sterling