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- OBJECT TYPE
- military/officer's mess dress
- DATE
- 1955
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0698.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Gieves
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- VENETIAN CLOTH (unidentified); SILK LAPEL FACINGS; FABRIC LINING (unidentified); STEEL BUTTONS; LACE RANK BRAID; FLYING BADGE & SHOULDER INSIGNIA: METAL WIRE & CLOTH/.2 BARATHEA CLOTH (UNIDENTIFIED); FABRIC LINING (UNIDENTIFIED); LACE STRIPE; PLASTIC BUTTONS; ELASTIC FOOT STRAPS/.3-.4 LEATHER; COMPOSITION SOLES & HEELS; FABRIC LINING & PULL-ON LOOPS; ELASTIC SIDE PANELS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 75.0 cm
- Width
- 57.0 cm
- Height
- 4.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Clothing
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Gieves
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PRE CF UNIFICATION (1968); WORN AFTER 1968 IF OFFICER PREVIOUSLY COMMISSIONED
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
WORN DURING FORMAL MILITARY OR CIVILIAN EVENING SOCIAL FUNCTIONS - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 LETTERING ON PILOT'S BADGE: "RCAF"; LETTERING ON SHOULDER INSIGNIA: "CANADA"; CLOTH TAG SEWN INSIDE INNER POCKET: "[logo] Gieves [logo]/L.3.55.85/104127./H.E. Bridges./He."; STAMPED LETTERING ON REVERSE SIDE OF BUTTONS IN BUTTON LINK FASTENER: "J.R. GAUNT LTD./LONDON"/.2 CLOTH TAG INSIDE WAISTBAND: "[logo]Gieves[logo]/ L.3.55/85/10a4127./H.E. Bridges./He."/.3-.4 HANDWRITTEN IN INK ON INSIDE PANEL: "108 2364 53/882/105 52A"; STAMPED INSIDE SOLE: "Gieves"; STAMPED ON OUTSIDE SOLE: "Made in/England"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- .1 DARK BLUE; BLACK LAPEL FACINGS; GILT BUTTONS; GOLD RANK BRAID & LETTERING ON SHOULDER INSIGNIA; PILOT'S BADGE:GOLD & CRIMSON ON BLACK/.2 DARK BLUE; 2 BLUE STRIPES ON GOLD STRIPES; BLACK FOOT STRAPS; BLACK BUTTONS (1 GOLD BUTTON)/.3-.4 BLACK
- Decoration
- .1 PILOT'S BADGE ON LEFT LAPEL FACING; RAISED ST. EDWARD'S CROWN & EAGLE ON BUTTONS; 4 ROWS STANDARD WIDTH OFFICER'S RANK BRAID ON SLEEVES/.2 2 BLUE STRIPES ON GOLD LACE STRIP ALONG OUTSIDE TROUSER LEGS
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