Item: [army artillery?] uniform blouse, belt, and contents of pockets Date: [1890’s-early 1900’s]

BLOUSE Color: navy blue/ [black] trim (had discolored), white with purple strips inside sleeves, black lining Material: [wool blend], black [satin] lining in the body, white cotton lining in the arms Manufacturer: Carr, Mears, and Dawson, Inc. 145 Brandy Street Norfolk, Virginia Condition: moth holes throughout entire blouse, one large tear on left side, most seams unraveled especially in collar, one gold strip missing on left sleeve Special Markings: purple with tow gold strips tat the bottom of both sleeves, 5 inch slits up both sides of blouse decorated with black trim and seams with circular patterns at corners, two more black trim stripes with black seams extend up the back almost to collar, black plastic buttons on right side hooks on left

BELT Color: brown Material: leather Condition: worn, slightly faded Special Markings: small brass buckle, number 28 marked on opposite end

CONTENTS IN POCKET -Business card: Herman T. [Rungar] Dispensary, Unit X S. Navel Oper, Base Hampton Roads, VA Condition: faded and crumpled, small scripted words [Unity, arrle (?)] under name -Banjo wire and paper wrap: Blue paper - torn. Bell brand banjo 1st silver plated steel. National Musical String Co. For Experts Black Diamond The Best. Other markings in faded brown lettering