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Boy's Zouave uniform
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Boy's Zouave uniform

Horatio Appleton Lamb (American, 1850–1926)
about 1860
Place of Manufacture(buttons) Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueJacket: Wool twill, gilt brass buttons, silk plain weave ribbon (warp-faced) Trousers: Wool twill, cotton plain weave, gilt brass buttons Cap: Wool twill, cotton plain weave, silk cord, cotton twill, gilt brass button
DimensionsCenter front (jacket): 42.55 cm (16 3/4 in.)
Overall (trousers): 79.06 cm (31 1/8 in.)
Overall (cap): 11.43 x 17.15 cm (4 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb
Accession number51.683a-c
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ClassificationsCostumes
InscriptionsButtons on yolk of jacket: Obverse: arm holding sword at center, surrounded by "MASS VOUNTEER/ MILITIA" and an outer ring of twenty-four stars on a lined field; Reverse: "R.W. ROBINSON/ EXTRA" Buttons on yellow side stripes of trousers: Obverse: arm holding sword at center, surrounded by "MASS VOUNTEER/ MILITIA" and an outer ring of twenty-four stars on a lined field; Reverse: "ROBINSON MAKERS" Buttons on sides of waistband trousers: "BOSTON [start motif] OAK HALL [start motif] BOSTON" Button at top of cap: arm holding sword at center, surrounded by "MASS VOUNTEER/ MILITIA" and an outer ring of stars on a lined field Stamped inside top of cap: "Fashionable" in an oval surround with diamond and dot borderProvenanceWorn by Horatio Appleton Lamb (1850-1926); Inherited by Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1951