Waistcoat

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OBJECT TYPE: military/officer's mess dress
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2006.0072.003

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 8
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: unidnetified cloth; elastic straps; brass buttons & buckle; steel fasteners

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 105.0 cm
Width: 59.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 2.0 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Clothing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: likely 1950's & 1960's
Canada: Unknown
Function: Worn with mess dress uniform. Mess dress is the military equivalent of a tuxedo, worn in the officers' mess and for formal evening functions, both military and civilian. The navy has 2 versions: blue mess dress & white mess dress
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: raised lettering on buttons reads: "CANADA"; lettering ink stamped on back reads: "MU2754"; raised lettering on buckle reads: "BRITISH"
Missing: N/A
Finish: predom. white; brass buttons, buckle & fasteners
Decoration: anchor & St. Edward's crown on buttons

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Unknown Manufacturer, Waistcoat, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2006.0072, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2006.0072.003/

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