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Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Uniform Jacket
Object Number
2016-66-6
Description
Navy blue wool men’s US Navy dress jacket uniform with tails. Center front with six decorative brass buttons. Buttons embossed with American eagle. Lapels with six unopened buttonholes. Two unopened buttonholes at waist. Long sleeves with metallic gold trim stripes, one wide and one narrow. Metallic star at each sleeve at bottom above trim. Double loops at shoulders. Interior pockets on both sides. Interior pocket in left tail. Fully lined with dark brown silk. Black woven label at center back with gold letters: “Rice & Duval / NEW YORK”
Provenance
Charles Lincoln Hussey (1870-1934) served in the Navy from 1892 to 1927, after attending the Naval Academy between 1888 and 1892. Born in Rochester, NH and died in Litchfield, CT. Awarded the Navy Cross for his command during WWI, in which he transported troops and supplies to European ports on board the U.S.S. Birmingham. Retired as a Rear Admiral, a position he attained sometime after 1920. Married Harriet Brownson, daughter of Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownson, later Superintendent of the Naval Academy.
Category
Maker
Date Made
1892-1927
Dimensions
Length: 41"; Width: 38"
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