service dress coatee
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19780515-022
- Event War of 1812
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
- Date Made Circa 1810
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - United States of America
- Category Personal artifacts
- Sub-category Clothing, outerwear
- Department Dress and Insignia
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1805/01/01
- Latest 1815/12/31
- Materials Mammal wool, Linen, White metal
- Branch Infantry Branch
- Service Component NEW YORK STATE MILITIA
- Measurements Length 111.4 cm, Width 40.2 cm
- Caption New York State Militia Coat
- Additional Information Lieutenant-Colonel William Prendergast wore this coat during his wartime service in the New York State Militia. The coat has undergone conservation on one side. Elements of the New York State Militia participated in invasions of Canada and the defence of their state throughout the War of 1812.