Uniform, Law Enforcement
Object number2011.127.329
Retailer
Kaufmann's Department Store
(1871 - 2005)
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumPolyester, cotton, (silk?), metal, gold plating
Credit LineGift of Pittsburgh Police Historical Association
DescriptionNavy blue, single breasted, long-sleeved overcoat with black interior lining. Two breast and two hip pockets. Metal plate for attaching badge over the proper left breast pocket. Shield-shaped patch with gold stitching on the proper left shoulder. Fourteen gold-plated buttons are on the coat. Thin, black trim around cuffs of sleeves.Dimensions1.5 x 26.5 x 33.5 in. (3.8 x 67.3 x 85.1 cm)InscriptionsShield-shaped patch with gold stitching on the proper left shoulder reads "PITTSBURGH / POLICE" around the City of Pittsburgh's Coat of Arms.
Fourteen gold-plated buttons are on the coat that depict the City of Pittsburgh's Coat of Arms in the center surrounded by the words "PITTSBURGH / POLICE".
MarksTag embroidered inside proper right "KAUFMANN'S / PITTSBURGH".
Historical NotesLikely worn on formal occasions. Part of the Pittsburgh Police Historical Association collection.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
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