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NH 123253 Captain John Barry's Tropical Chinese Silk Naval Uniform, circa 1798

Captain John Barry's Tropical Chinese Silk Naval Uniform, circa 1798
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Title: Captain John Barry's Tropical Chinese Silk Naval Uniform, circa 1798
Caption: Captain John Barry's Tropical Chinese Silk Naval Uniform, circa 1798. Blue Coat with silver colored piping trimmed with double-gilt buttons showing eagle and foul anchor surrounded by thirteen stars, pale yellow waist coat and buff-colored knee britches. Uniform most likely used in the Naval war with France, 1798. Exhibited at the Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia.
Description: Uniforms: Museum Exhibits
Catalog #: NH 123253
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1798
Before this Year: 1798
Original Medium: BW Photo, Uniform
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