Original Item: Only One Available. This wonderful condition summer tunic is fabricated from a white cotton-rayon blend. The shoulders are adorned with Artillery leutnant shoulder boards incorporating rows of silvered aluminum wire, the end creating a button hole for a pebbled aluminum button, the sides and underside are in red wool, secured in place by a red wool strap.
There are four pockets on the front, one on each breast and larger ones at the waist on both sides, each designed with a decorative pleat and pebbled buttons, each of which is maker marked and are held in place by rings on the underside and embedded in the pleat.
The right breast above the pocket is enriched with a Summer Army breast eagle insignia pin held in place via two horizontally-aligned vertical loops in white threading. The front has a vertical row of four metal buttons with pebbled uppers, also maker marked held in place by rings on the underside and visible on the inside of the tunic. The sleeves have French cuffs. The rear of the tunic is single-vented.
Approximate Measurements:
Collar to shoulder: 9.5″
Shoulder to sleeve: 23″
Shoulder to shoulder: 17″
Chest width: 17″
Waist width: 17″
Hip width: 18″
Front length: 29″