Uniform, Law Enforcement
Object number2011.127.330
Manufacturer
Foresight Knit
Date1975
MediumDacron polyester, cotton, metal, gold plating
Credit LineGift of Pittsburgh Police Historical Association
DescriptionNavy blue, single breasted, long-sleeved overcoat with black interior lining. Two breast pockets and two hip pockets as well as two on the inside. Two holes on a strip of fabric for attaching badge over the proper left breast pocket. Shield-shaped patches on each shoulder with gold stitching. Thirteen gold-plated buttons are on the coat. Two thick yellow bands of trim around the cuffs of the sleeves. Patch with a gold star is on the proper left sleeve above the bands.Dimensions2.75 x 27 x 33.5 in. (7 x 68.6 x 85.1 cm)InscriptionsShield-shaped patches on each shoulder with gold stitching read: "PITTSBURGH / POLICE" around the City of Pittsburgh's Coat of Arms.
Thirteen 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".
MarksPaper tag "FORESIGHT / KNIT"
"DRY CLEAN ONLY / DACRON POLYESTER 100% TEXTURIZED / 40057 44L 2976 / LOT SIZE" embroidered inside proper right.
Historical NotesLikely worn on formal occasions. Gold star patch indicates this coat may have belonged to a Chief. Part of the Pittsburgh Police Historical Association collection.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
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