Pants

Object Name:

Pants

Object ID:

2001.017.02.3

Creator:

C.S.Clement -- Clothier

Place of Origin:

Nashua, NH

Date:

1895-1904

Description:

Pants. Green wool, waist lined with tan cotton twill, both machine and hand stitching. Five pockets, lined with heavy, white cotton: two in back, two in side seams and one under right, front waistband. Button-fly closure with five dark gray plastic buttons, extra flap at top that buttons on left side of waist, button on that side is silver-colored metal stamped: " PRIMA / LOLIDE". Brass hook and eye at top of waistband. Hook has stamped logo of horned steer or cow head over a crown. Eye stamped: "TAPEND". Six black plastic buttons around waistband with white lettering: "CLEMENT / NASHUA". Slit in top, back edge of waistband. Black cotton tape sewn inside bottom edge of each pant leg hem. Holes and stains. Part of a suit.

Material:

Textile
Wool
Cotton
Brass
Plastic

Dimensions:

W-16 L-24 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)