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OBJECT TYPE: military/officer's mess dress
DATE: 1956
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0430.001

MANUFACTURER: Gieves
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 VENETIAN CLOTH (unidentified); SILK LAPEL FACINGS; FABRIC LINING (unidentified); METAL BUTTONS, WIRE BADGE & SHOULDER INSIGNIA; NYLON RANK BRAID/.2 BARATHEA FABRIC (unidentified); FABRIC LINING (unidentified); METAL HOOK FASTENER; PLASTIC BUTTONS; NYLON LACE STRIPES; ELASTIC FOOT STRAPS/.3 FABRIC (unidentified); METAL BUCKLE FASTENERS .4 FABRIC (UNIDENTIFIED); ELASTIC CONNECTING STRAP; METAL BUCKLE FASTENERS & BUTTONS

Dimensions

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

Length: 79.0 cm
Width: 63.0 cm
Height: 7.0 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: COLD WAR BETWEEN ADOPTION OF ST. EDWARD'S CROWN (1953) & CF UNIFICATION (1968)
Canada: Unknown
Function: WORN AT MESS DINNERS AND FORMAL EVENING SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 cloth tag sewn inside inner pocket reads: "Gieves/L/1/56. 200/96948/G.G. Monson/Pa."/.3 ink stamped on strap: "38"; impredded lettering on both buckles reads: "CH GUYOT"/.4 lettering on waist band: [hand written in ink] "M-933";[on adhesive label] "6V 04"; [hand written in ink: "76"
Missing: PART OF ONE BUTTON BROKEN OFF
Finish: .1DARK BLUE; BLACK LAPEL FACINGS; GOLD BUTTONS, BADGE, SHOULDER INSIGNIA & RANK BRAID/.2 DARK BLUE; GOLD & LIGHT BLUE STRIPES; BLACK FOOT STRAPS/.3 WHITE; SINVER BUCKLES/.4 WHITE; SILVER BUCKLE FASTENERS; GILT BUTTONS
Decoration: .1 OBSERVER'S BADGE ON LEFT LAPEL FACING; RAISED ST. EDWARD'S CROWN & EAGLE ON BUTTONS; 1 ROW NARROW WIDTH BETWEEN 2 ROWS STANDARD WIDTH OFFICER'S RANK BRAID ON SLEEVES/.2 LACE STRIPE ALONG OUTSIDE TROUSER LEGS/.4 RAISED ST. EDWARD'S CROWN & EAGLE ON BUTTONS

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Gieves, Uniform, 1956, Artifact no. 1993.0430, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0430.001/

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