Military jacket
1881–82
Medium
Wool, metallic
Classification
Military jacket
Culture
American
Department
Costume Institute
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. John D. Newton, 1945
Accession Number
2009.300.6542a–c
Art Historical Context
Step into the world of 19th-century American military fashion with *Military Jacket* by Marks Jacobs, crafted between 1881 and 1882. Made from durable wool with metallic accents—likely gleaming buttons or trim—this piece exemplifies the precision and pomp of period uniforms. Housed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, it arrived via the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection, a gift originally from Mrs. John D Newton in 1945In the post-Civil War era, American military attire like this jacket reflected national pride and evolving standards of discipline. Wool provided rugged funct...