Military uniform

A. P. Rego

ca. 1863 · wool, metal, leather · Costume Institute

This military ensemble of Portuguese make, dates to the Civil War. Cut in the style of the period, its European manufacture suggests the possibility of foreign imports for the North during that time.

Artist

A. P. Rego

Date

ca. 1863

Medium

wool, metal, leather

Culture

Portuguese

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. William Reeves, 1957