Military coat

1775–83

Not on view

This example of a uniform jacket worn by an officer during the American Revolution is completely hand-made. Owned by Col. William Taylor, it shows a significant amount of wear. Color, style and number of buttons are among the features used to identify one's military unit, or regiment, in this case Connecticut Regiment 1776.

Artwork Details

Object Information

Overview

Title: Military coat
Date: 1775–83
Culture: American
Medium: wool, metal
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 1930
Object Number: 2009.300.1098
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

More Artwork

In the same medium

From the same time and place

Powder Horn, Horn (cow), lead, American — Powder Horn
American
18th century

Evening coat, Pauline Trigère American, born France, wool, metal, American — Evening coat
Designer Pauline Trigère
1967

Catherina Elmendorf, Unknown Artist, Oil on canvas, American — Catherina Elmendorf
Unknown Artist
1752

Coat, Christian Lacroix French, wool, silk, metal, French — Coat
Designer Christian Lacroix
late 1980s–early 1990s

Margaret Strachan (Mrs. Thomas Harwood), Charles Willson Peale American, Oil on canvas, American — Margaret Strachan (Mrs. Thomas Harwood)
Charles Willson Peale
ca. 1771

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please contact us using the form below. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.

Send feedback

Content Notice

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world, and our online collection reflects ongoing work conducted over the course of our more than 150-year history. You may encounter objects or images that may be inappropriate for some viewers or information that may be outdated.