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Image Information
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| Creator |
Unknown, (Maker)
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| Culture |
American
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| Title |
Jacket, Continental Navy (Tail Jacket)
Hat, Continental Navy (Bicorne)
Epaulettes, Continental Navy
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| Work Type |
Accessories-Men; Upper Body
Costume-Main Garment-Men
Accessories-Men; Headwear
Uniform
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| Date |
1776-1783
Image: 2008
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| Material |
Wool, linen
Wool, silk, metal, paper, feather, wood
Metal, paper, silk
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| Description |
back
Navy blue homespun; gilt metal buttons; natural plain weave lining Fitted; double-breasted, six-button closure; waist-length at front, mid-thigh length tails at back; long fitted sleeves; foldover collar; faux pocket flaps at back waist seam; partially lined at back
Black hatters plush; black herringbone weave wool; black satin; silver frisé; white stripped chicken feathers; wood a. Bicorne: Arc shape, extended pointed sides; herringbone recessed folded crown; cockade at center, eagle medallion at center inscribed "E Pluribus Unum," frisé frame all around; paper foundation b. Feather plume; wood handle
Gray silk and silver metallic patterned weave; silver crescent ornaments; silver frisé tassels Cardboard tabs overlaid with patterned weave; silver crescent forms and frisé cord tassels at ends; stud and twill tie fasteners at underside
Unlabeled
According to the donor, this bicorne was worn by Obedeak [sic] Herbert, a Continental Naval Admiral of the Revolutionary War. The phrase on the medallion, "E Pluribus Unum" (translated as "Out of Many, One") was submitted by the committee Congress as part of a design for the seal for the United States of America in 1776, which, upon revisions, was passed as the official seal in 1782. The phrase was considered the motto of the United States until 1956 when it was replaced with the motto, "In God We Trust." It was worn with a tail jacket (22.1833) and epaulettes (22.1834a-b).
According to the donor, these epaulettes were worn by Obedeak [sic] Herbert, a Continental Naval Admiral of the Revolutionary War. They retain sense of delicacy and refinement as handmade objects. The silk on the underside is padded and sewn into a roll at the edge to enhance the shape of the tassels as they fall over the shoulders. The tape on the other end is meant to tie into corresponding studs on the shoulders of the jacket. They were worn with a bicorne (22.1832a-b) and tail jacket (22.1833).
According to the donor, this jacket was worn by Obedeak [sic] Herbert, a Continental Naval Admiral of the Revolutionary War. This form of jacket, the tail coat, persisted first, as men's everyday wear and, later, as formal attire throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. This jacket was worn with a bicorne (22.1832a-b) and epaulettes (22.1834a-b).
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| Repository |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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| Accession Number |
formerly: 22.1834a-b
formerly: 22.1832a-b
formerly: 22.1833
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| Subject |
costume; fashion; Fashion--History; Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Fashion design; Costume design
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| Collection |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Brooklyn Museum Costumes
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| Source |
Image and original data from the Brooklyn Museum.
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| ImageCopyrightNotice |
Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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| CreditLine |
Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Celeste H. Chasmer; Photographed by Lolly Koon
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| Rights |
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