Uniform

Object Name:

Uniform

Object ID:

1963.039.774

Creator:

Maynard, Frank W. (1853-1922)Tailor

Place of Origin:

Nashua, NH

Date:

circa 1902

Description:

Military or band jacket. Navy blue broadcloth. Trimmed with black silk 1.5" braid. Gold initials "NH" and shield-shape pin with red and white enamel stripes and blue and gold eagle atop on each side of collar. Buckle-shape shoulder ornaments of gold edge with metallic embroidered eagle. Lined with black sateen. Maker's label at back of neck and on left front inside pocket, which also has written in ink, "Col. E.C. Hutchinson 12/02."

Material:

Textile

Provenance:

Collected by the donor's sister, Marion L. Cass (1894-1963). Miss Cass developed the collection around a core of the personal possessions of her mother, Lillie M. (Wilson) Cass (1867-1951), and added objects passed down in neighboring Haverhill, NH, families. Later, while living and working in Littleton, NH, she devoted her spare time to expanding her collection, eventually representing over a century of changes in clothing and accessory styles.

Credit Line:

Gift of Merwin P. Cass

People:

Hutchinson, Emri C. (1849-1925), Maynard, Frank W. (1853-1922), Cass, Marion L. (1894-1963), Cass, Merwin P. (1904-1969)

Subjects:

Band uniforms, Military uniforms