Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Coatee |
Catalog Number |
0985.07.00132 |
Description |
Virginia Military Institute jacket: cadet grey cloth, black braiding connecting triple rows of nine buttons, three black braid chevrons on each sleeve with button at apex, VMI buttons with backmark: "D. Evans & Co. Attleboro." |
Dimensions |
H-28 W-17 inches |
Owned |
Jefferson Davis, Jr. |
Provenance |
A cadet jacket worn by Jefferson Davis, Jr. while he was a cadet at Virginia Military Institute (VMI). He was at the VMI from 1873 until 1875. His father, Jefferson Davis, withdrew him from VMI in 1875, apparently fearing that his son was about to be expelled. |
People |
Davis, Jefferson, Jr. |
Search Terms |
Virginia Military Institute VMI V.M.I. |
Subjects |
Cadets Students Uniforms Military schools |