2024-11-082024-11-082/16/2011https://hdl.handle.net/10929/141398A colonial gentleman in Morristown might be seen in this waist-coat between the years 1700 to 1725. This coat is embroidered with gold and silver threads. Next to the coat is a gold capped wooden walking cane, This cane is engraved with the following "Bequeathed by General George Washington to Robert Washington of Chotanck from his descendants to his grandson Peter Grayson Washington". In front of the waist coat is a man's "worked" pocketbook from 1759. Pocketbooks were typically carried by men in the 18th century to hold papers and money. This rectangular one is "worked" or embroidered with the owners name and more then likely a treasured gift from someone.Original file name 42 Gentlemen Attire 1700 to 1725.jpg2912 x 3814Each photograph within this collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Therefore, these photos may only be used in a way that is permitted by copyright and related rights legislation. The following terms of use for State Library patrons shall apply. 1. Educational Institution/student use is permitted as long as such usage adheres to all copyright and related rights legislation. In these instances, these photographs may only be used for educational or historical purposes. 2. Non-Commercial use is permitted without permission from the rights holder, as long as such use adheres to all copyright and related right legislation. 3. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for commercial purposes without the direct permission of the rights-holder. 4. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for political purposes. 5. Users must always give appropriate credit to the photographer. The credit may not in any way suggest the right's holder endorses the user or their use of the photographs. 6. Photographs may be copied or redistributed in any medium or format as long as such use does not violate copyright and related rights legislation. 7. Users may remix, transform, and rebuild upon the original photographs as long as it does not violate copyright and related rights legislation.A Gentleman's AttireThe American Style GalleryWashington's Headquarters MuseumMorristown National Historical ParkU.S. National Register of Historic PlacesU.S. National Historical ParkNew Jersey Register of Historic PlacesHistoric MorristownNational Historical ParkThe American RevolutionAmerican HistoryUS HistoryGeorge WashingtonContinental ArmyWinter EncampmentHistoryMorristownJockey HollowThe Ford MansionMorris CountyThe American Revolution in New JerseyThe SkylandsLakelandNew JerseyNJJerseyThe Garden State