Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

U.S. AIRBORNE JACKET

Date

1944

Materials

WOOL, SATIN, ALUMINUM

No. Pieces

1

Height

8.0

Length

76.0

Width

46.0

Description

SHORT, NAVY GREEN. HAS TWO FLAPPED PATCH, BREAST POCKETS, WITH GOLD COLOURED METAL BUTTONS. BUTTONS ARE EMBOSSED WITH AN EAGLE, WITH SPREAD WINGS, OVERLAID WITH A CREST SHAPE. ONE FOOT OF EAGLE IS HOLDING A STEM OF LEAVES, THE OTHER IS HOLDING A BUNCH OF GRAIN. ABOVE EAGLE IS A BANNER THAT READS "EPLURIBUS UNUM", AND ABOVE THIS IS A CIRCLE WITH 12 STARS WITHIN IT; CIRCLE IS SURROUNDED BY A BORDER OF TINY SPHERES. THERE ARE THREE BUTTONS ON FRONT (SAME AS ABOVE, BUT BIGGER). THE BACK OF EACH BUTTON IS IMPRESSED WITH "WATERBURY BUTTON CO. * CONN. * ". JACKET HAS NOTCHED LAPELS. A STRAP AT BOTTOM OF JACKET OVERLAPS THE OTHER SIDE AND GOES THROUGH A GOLD COLOURED BUCKLE. THERE IS A GOLD BUTTON ON EACH SHOULDER (SAME AS ABOVE). THERE IS ONE KHAKI GREEN STRIPE AROUND EACH CUFF. LEFT ARM HAS A ROYAL BLUE PATCH SEWN ON. ON BOTTOM OF PATCH IS A WHITE STAR WITH A RED CENTRE. ABOVE THIS IS A WHITE PARACHUTE, OVERLAID WITH A WHITE AIRPLANE. ON EITHER SIDE OF THE PLANE IS A YELLOW WING. AT THE TOP OF PATCH READS "AIRBORNE TROOP CARRIER". SEWN ON INSIDE OF JACKET ARE FOUR KHAKI GREEN, PLASTIC BUTTONS. ON INSIDE LEFT IS A SIDEWAYS WELT POCKET. TAG INSIDE OF POCKET READS "CINCINATTI, OHIO SPECIALLY CUT AND MADE FOR YOU MR C.H. LANIER DATE 5-18-44 NO 12177". SEWN OUTSIDE OF POCKET IS A MONOGRAM MADE UP OF THREE SQUARES OF FABRIC, IT READS "CHL". THE LETTERS ARE WHITE, FANCY SCRIPT, ON A BLACK BACKGROUND. INSIDE OF JACKET IS LINED WITH GOLD SATIN. STAMPED ON INSIDE IS "L-2229".

Subjects

CLOTHING-OUTERWEAR

Historical Association

FINE ARTS

MILITARY

History

DONOR IS A HIGH SCHOOL PHYS. ED. TEACHER. SHE DID DRAMA IN SCHOOLS AND LOCAL THEATRE, AND ENTIRE COLLECTION WAS GIVEN TO HER BY LOCAL PEOPLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON DONOR GAIL HOLLAND’S ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND GENERAL USE OF HER 1999-DONATED COLLECTION PLEASE REFER TO RECORD P19990053001. ***UPDATE: ARTIFACT INSIGHT BELOW SUBMITTED BY DONOR AND COLLECTIONS VOLUNTEER GAIL HOLLAND ON 19 APRIL 2011. “US AIRBORNE JACKET USED IN 1988 PRODUCTION “SOUTH PACIFIC” BY LETHBRIDGE MUSICAL THEATRE AND WORN BY A CAST MEMBER PLAYING ONE OF THE OFFICERS.”

Catalogue Number

P19990053005

Acquisition Date

2000-12

Collection

Museum

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