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Object Name |
Waistcoat |
Catalog Number |
0985.07.00142b |
Description |
Gray wool cloth waistcoat; part of suit also consisting of coat (.142a), and pants (.142c). The waistcoat is the same fabric as the coat. |
Dimensions |
W-19 L-24 inches |
Owned |
Jefferson Davis |
Event |
flight and capture of Jefferson Davis, 1865 |
Provenance |
Jefferson Davis wore this suit of clothes at the time of his capture by Union troops in Irwinville, Georgia. With this suit is a statement which proves that he did not try to escape wearing women's clothes. |
People |
Davis, Jefferson |
Search Terms |
flight and capture of Jefferson Davis, 1865 Irwinville, Georgia |