Pants, Military

Object Name:

Pants, Military

Object ID:

2001.017.01.2

Creator:

Harding Uniform & Regalia Company -- Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

1899

Description:

Pants, National Guard band uniform. Black wool, seams machine sewn, bottom hem hand sewn. Waist lined in white cotton with multi-colored stripes, hand sewn to interior. Five pockets with "button hole" opening exterior, white cotton interior; two in back, two in side seams and one at right front waist. Button fly with black plastic buttons, one with a smaller, mother-of-pearl button on the interior. Metal closure at waist, extra flap with button closure at waist. Six black plastic button around waist, five originals with white lettering: "HARDING / BOSTON". Black wool straps at back of waist, lined with green cotton, one has metal buckle at end. Trimmed in black cotton with herringbone weave, 1.25" wide, down side of each leg.

Material:

Textile
Wool
Cotton
Metal
Plastic

Dimensions:

L-42 inches

Provenance:

Ralph W. Holt of Nashua, NH (b.1883) was a building contractor. He served seven years in the NH National Guard and was chief trumpeter on the staff of General J. E. Tolles. He held ward and city offices, was a member of the Legislature of 1915 and a delegate to the 1918 NH Constitutional Convention.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mary McEvoy Barrett

People:

Holt, Ralph (1883-1937)